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Parathesis vulgata

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Parathesis vulgata is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae. It is native to El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Southeast and Southwest Mexico, and Nicaragua.

Description

A small tropical tree in the Primulaceae family. It produces edible fruit.

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Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten fresh.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten fresh.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Central America, Honduras,

Notes

Also put in the family Myrsinaceae.

References (1)

  • Lentz, D. L., 1993, Medicinal and Other Economic Plants of the Paya of Honduras. Economic Botany, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 358-370

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