Randia laetevirens

Standl.

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Randia laetevirens
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Randia laetevirens
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(c) Román Castañeda Vázquez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows in coastal sand dunes.

Mexico,

Countries: Mexico

How to Identify

A tropical shrub or small tree with rough, thorny leaves native to coastal sand dunes.

Names & Synonyms

Capulin de corona, Crucetillo, Tsootsoob olom

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 738

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