Trozelia umbellata

(Ruiz & Pav.) Raf.

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is edible.

It is a subtropical plant.

Mexico, North America, Peru,

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, Peru, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent

A shrub. It grows 3 m tall. The leaves are alternate and narrowly oval. They taper to both ends. The fruit are green.

Names & Synonyms

Chamiso blanco

Acnistus umbellatus (Ruiz & Pav.) MiersKokabus umbellatus Raf.Lycium umbellatum Ruiz & Pav.and others Plicula umbellata Raf.Trozelia umbellata Raf.

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 269 (As Lycium umbellatum)