Parathesis vulgata

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Parathesis vulgata
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit are eaten fresh.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Central America, Honduras,

Countries: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador

How to Identify

A small tropical tree in the Primulaceae family. It produces edible fruit.

Wikipedia

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Parathesis vulgata is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae. It is native to El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Southeast and Southwest Mexico, and Nicaragua.

Notes

Also put in the family Myrsinaceae.

References (1)
  • Lentz, D. L., 1993, Medicinal and Other Economic Plants of the Paya of Honduras. Economic Botany, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 358-370

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