Dovyalis x sp.

Dovyalis (Hybrid)

SalicaceaeFruit
Dovyalis x sp.
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit can be eaten raw or used for jams, preserves, syrups, soft drinks, and pies.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Australia, North America, USA,

Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent

How to Identify

A temperate hybrid shrub in the Salicaceae family, one of approximately 22 Dovyalis species.

Notes

There are about 22 Dovyalis species. Also put in the Flacourtiaceae family.

Names & Synonyms
Dovyalis abyssinica x Dovyalis hebecarpa
References (4)
  • Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 117
  • Hibbert, M., 2002, The Aussie Plant Finder 2002, Florilegium. p 89
  • Morton,
  • Recher, P, 2001, Fruit Spirit Botanical Gardens Plant Index. www.nrg.com.au/~recher/ seedlist.html p 2

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