Solanum tequilense

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is occasionally eaten.

It is a tropical plant. It grows between 1,000 to 1,900 m above sea level.

Belize, Central America, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela

A herb or small shrub in the nightshade family, native to tropical regions of Mexico where it grows at elevations between 1,000 to 1,900 meters.

The fruit is only occasionally eaten.

References (2)

Morton, Julia F., 1987, Fruits of Warm Climates. Creative Resources Systems, Inc. . p. 428
Samuels, J., 2015, Biodiversity of Food Species of the Solanaceae Family: A Preliminary Taxonomic Inventory of Subfamily Solanoideae. Resources 2015, 4. 277-322