Cupania prisca

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Cupania prisca
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves, ?

The leaves are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Central America, Guatemala, Mexico,

Countries: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador

How to Identify

A tropical tree in the Sapindaceae family.

Names & Synonyms

Tzol

It may be a synonym of Blomia prisca (Standl.) Lundell
References (1)
  • Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 285

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