Scutia spicata
(Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Weberb.
RhamnaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Peru, South America,
How to Identify
A tropical shrub in the Rhamnaceae family with edible fruit.
Names & Synonyms
Rhamnus guayaquilensis KunthSageretia decussata G. DonSageretia guayaquilensis (Kunth) Brongn.Sageretia senticosa Brongn.and others
References (1)
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 172
