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Praecereus rhodoleucanthus

(K. Schum.) N. P. Taylor

Tococ

Cactaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

A tropical cactus (family Cactaceae) that produces edible fruit.

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Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten raw.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten raw.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Paraguay, South America,

Synonyms

Cereus rhodoleucanthus

References (1)

  • Schmedia-Hirschmann, G., 1994, Plants resources Used by the Ayoreo of the Paraguayan Chaco. Economic Botany Vol. 48. No. 3. pp. 252-258

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