Parathesis leptopa

Lundell

Slender parathesis

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

It is a tropical plant.

Central America, Honduras, 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 Primulaceae family (sometimes placed in Myrsinaceae) that produces edible fruit.

Also put in the family Myrsinaceae.

Names & Synonyms

Parathesis oroana LundellParathesis stenophylla LundellParathesis tonana LundellParathesis violacea Lundell

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)