Cleyera theoides
Choisy
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - tea, Fruit
The leaves are used to make tea, and the fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Caribbean, Central America, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, West Indies,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, 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, St Vincent
How to Identify
A large shrub or tree of the Theaceae family found in tropical regions, growing up to 20 m tall.
Notes
There are 17 Cleyera species.
Names & Synonyms
Aceituna
Cleyera costaricensis KobuskiCleyera panamensis (Standl.) Kobuskiand others
References (2)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 204
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 244
