Homalium sp
SalicaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Central America,
Countries: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
How to Identify
Homalium is a tropical genus in the Salicaceae family (formerly placed in Flacourtiaceae), with approximately 200 species distributed throughout the tropics.
Notes
There are about 200 Homalium species. They grow in the tropics. Also put in the Flacourtiaceae family.
References (1)
- Smith, N., Mori, S.A., et al, 2004, Flowering Plants of the Neotropics. Princeton. p 160
