Skip to main content

Ziziphus guatemalensis

Hemsl.

Guatemala jujube

Rhamnaceae Edible: Fruit

Description

A tropical tree in the Rhamnaceae family that produces edible fruit.

This description is brief — help expand it

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Central America, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua,

Also Known As

Michiguiste, Naranjito

References (2)

  • Grandtner, M. M., 2008, World Dictionary of Trees. Wood and Forest Science Department. Laval University, Quebec, Qc Canada. (Internet database http://www.wdt.qc.ca)
  • 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 941

More from Rhamnaceae