Neobuxbaumia tetetzo
(F. A. C. Weber ex J. M. Coult.) Backeb.
Tetecho, Tetecha
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Description
A columnar tree cactus native to tropical arid regions of Mexico, where it is an important food plant with 267 tons harvested annually.
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Edible Uses
The buds are eaten cooked in various ways including stewed, fried, or in soups. The fruit is eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The bud is eaten cooked in a number of ways such as stewed, fried, and used in soups. The fruit are eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It is an arid plant.
Where It Grows
Mexico, North America,
Production
Plants take about 5 years before harvesting.
Other Information
It is an important food plant in Mexico. 267 tons are harvested.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Teteche
References (11)
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- Casas, A., et al, 2016, Evolutionary Ethnobotanical Studies of Incipient Domestication of Plants in Mesoamerica. In Lira, R., et al, (eds.) Ethnobotany of Mexico, Ethnobiology. Springer p 266
- Casas, A., et al, 2016, Ethnobotany for Sustainable Ecosystem Management: A Regional Perspective in the Tehuacán Valley. In Lira, R.,et al (eds.) Ethnobotany of Mexico. Springer Chp. 8 p 199
- Flores, M. P., et al, 2007, Estudio Etnobotanico De Zapotitlan Salinas, Puebla, Acta Botanica Mexicana, Mexico. p 22
- Fouqué, A. 1972. Espèces fruitières d'Amérique tropicale. Institut français de recherches fruitierès outre-me
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- Gonzalez-Insuasti, M. S. and Caballero, J., 2007, Managing Plants Resources: How Intensive Can it be? Human Ecology, 35:303-314
- Gonzalez-Insuasti, M. S., et al, 2011, Intra-cultural Differences in the Importance of Plant Resources and Their Impact on Management Intensificaton in the Tehuacan Vallet, Mexico. Human Ecology 39:191-202
- Hunt, D. et al., eds. 2006. The new cactus lexicon.
- Perez-Negron, E., et al, 2014, Use of columnar cacti in the Tehuacan Valley, Mexico: perspectives for sustainable management of non-timber forest products. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 10:79
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- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (As Cephalocereus tetetzo)
