Ziziphus mistol
Griseb.
Sacha mistol
iNaturalist · cc-by-nc
(c) Isaias Maximiliano Churruarin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
(c) Isaias Maximiliano Churruarin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
iNaturalist · cc-by-nc
(c) Guillermo Menéndez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
(c) Guillermo Menéndez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
iNaturalist · cc-by-nc
(c) Guillermo Menéndez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
(c) Guillermo Menéndez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Seeds
The fruit can be eaten fresh, sun-dried, or boiled. The seeds are also edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, South America,
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 4-9 m tall. The trunk can be 20-60 cm across. The branches are hairy and there are spines near the leaves. The leaves are oval and alternate. They are 2-7 cm long. The fruit is 1-5 cm long and red.
Names & Synonyms
Ziziphus oblongifolius S. MooreZiziphus weberbaueri Pilg.
References (3)
- Slow Food
- Wiersema, J. H. & Leon, B., 2013, World Economic Plants. A Standard Reference CRC Press. 2nd Ed. p 736
- Wikipedia
