Picramnia antidesma subsp. fessonia
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Summary
Source: WikipediaPicramnia antidesma (also known as Chilillo, Majoe bitters, or Macary bitters) is a species of plant in the Picramniaceae family, native to Mexico, Central America, and the Greater Antilles. In his posthumously published work Hortus Americanus, surgeon and naturalist Henry Barham credits an "old negro woman," Majoe, with using the plant as a treatment for yaws and venereal disease. Barham describes seeing the plant growing near St. Jago de la Vega in Jamaica and its use among enslaved people in the area.
Description
A shrub or tree found in tropical regions, belonging to the Picramniaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Central America, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Jamaica, West Indies,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Caregre, Quina
References (3)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 1966 (As Picramnia quarternaria)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 496
- (As Picramnia lindeniana)
