Pithecellobium insigne

Micheli

FabaceaeFruit
Pithecellobium insigne
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Pithecellobium insigne
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(c) Kevin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit - aril

The fruit aril is edible.

Where to Find It

It is a subtropical plant.

Mexico,

Countries: Mexico

How to Identify

A subtropical tree in the legume family (Fabaceae).

Names & Synonyms

Ahogar, Amuchile, Chico humo, Guamuchil, Ogador

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 668 (As Pithecellobium calostachys)

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