Homalium sp
Salicaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
Homalium is a tropical genus in the Salicaceae family (formerly placed in Flacourtiaceae), with approximately 200 species distributed throughout the tropics.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Central America,
Notes
There are about 200 Homalium species. They grow in the tropics. Also put in the Flacourtiaceae family.
References (1)
- Smith, N., Mori, S.A., et al, 2004, Flowering Plants of the Neotropics. Princeton. p 160
