Prunus gentryi

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RosaceaeFruitScore: 1/100

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The Mountain Pima (= Pima Bajo) of the region near Yepachic, Chihuahua, call the tree and its fruits "aguasiqui." The fruits are a prized food, ripening in late summer.

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 tree. The leaves are shiny green. The fruit are yellow.

Nutrition Score: 1/100

Part	Moisture	kJ	kcal	Protein	Vit A	Vit C	Iron	Zinc
Fruit	—	324	4	—	—	—	—	—

Wikipedia

Source ↗

Prunus gentryi is a species of wild cherry in the genus Prunus, family Rosaceae, native to the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora. It grows along streambanks in mountainous regions of the Sierra Madre Occidental. The scientific description was published in 1937.

Notes

An unresolved name in The Plant List.

Names & Synonyms

Capulin arroyero

References (3)

Laferriere, J. E., et al, 1991, Use and Nutritional Composition of Some traditional Mountain Pima Plant Foods J. Ethnobiol. 11(1):93-114 (Figures on dry weight basis)
Segura, S., et al, 2018, The edible fruit species in Mexico. Genet Resour Crop Evol (2018) 65:1767–1793
Yetman, D., 2002, The Guarijios of the Sierra Madre: Hidden People of Northwestern Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p 219