Vitex duckei

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Vitex duckei
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Rapid Reference Collection (RRC) | Field Museum of Natural History - Keller Science Action Center

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Amazon, Brazil, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

How to Identify

A tropical tree in the Lamiaceae family with edible fruit.

Names & Synonyms

Taruma

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 917

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