Parathesis psychotrioides
Lundell
PrimulaceaeFruit
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Rapid Reference Collection (RRC) | Field Museum of Natural History - Keller Science Action Center
Rapid Reference Collection (RRC) | Field Museum of Natural History - Keller Science Action Center
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
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
How to Identify
A shrub or tree in the family Primulaceae (also classified in Myrsinaceae) found in tropical regions.
Notes
Also put in the family Myrsinaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Acachul, Akgtalawat, Capulincillo, Chagalapoli, Silling, Uvita
References (4)
- Bost, J. B., 2009, Edible plants of the Chinantla, Oazaca, Mexico. Master's thesis University of Florida. p 39
- Ibarra-Manriquez, G., et al, 1997, Useful Plants of the Los Tuxtlas Rain Forest (Veracruz, Mexico): Considerations of their Market Potential. Economic Botany, Vol. 51, No. 4, pp. 362-376
- Piedra-Malagón, E. M., et al, 2022, Edible native plants of the Gulf of Mexico Province. Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e80565 p 28
- Segura, S., et al, 2018, The edible fruit species in Mexico. Genet Resour Crop Evol (2018) 65:1767–1793
