Citharexylum hexangulare

Greenm.

Six-angled fiddle-wood

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Citharexylum hexangulare
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Belize, Central America, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama,

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

How to Identify

A tropical tree of the verbena family found in warm regions, producing edible fruit.

Names & Synonyms

Chicharron, Kanakche

References (1)
  • Grandtner, M. M., 2008, World Dictionary of Trees. Wood and Forest Science Department. Laval University, Quebec, Qc Canada. (Internet database http://www.WDT.QC.ca)

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