Physalis melanocystis
(B. L. Rob.) Bitter
SolanaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruits are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Central America, Costa Rica, Mexico,
Countries: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
How to Identify
A tropical herb in the nightshade family (Solanaceae) that produces edible fruits.
Names & Synonyms
Tomate verde
Withania melanocystis B. L. Rob.
References (2)
- 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 651
- Piedra-Malagón, E. M., et al, 2022, Edible native plants of the Gulf of Mexico Province. Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e80565 p 31
