Quincula lobata
(Torr.) Raf.
Chinese lantern
SolanaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are gathered and used to make jelly.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Mexico, North America, USA,
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 herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaves have lobes. The flowers are purple. The fruit is purple-red. The berries are in an inflated case.
Names & Synonyms
Quincula lepidota A. Nelson
References (3)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 467
- Samuels, J., 2015, Biodiversity of Food Species of the Solonaceae Family: A Preliminary Taxonomic Inventory of Subfamily Solanoideae. Resources 2015, 4. 277-322
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
