Pisonia capitata

(S. Watson) Standl.

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

It is a tropical plant.

Central America, Mexico, North America,

Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent

A tropical tree in the Nyctaginaceae family with edible fruit.

There are about 50-70 Pisonia species. They grow in the tropics and subtropics.

Names & Synonyms

Cryptocarpus capitatus S. Watson

References (1)

Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 918