Ziziphus parryi
Torr.
Parry's jujube
Rhamnaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A shrub in the Rhamnaceae family adapted to Mediterranean climates, bearing edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh, dried and ground into flour for porridge, or made into other preparations. The kernel of the nut is leached and ground into flour.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh. They are also dried and ground into flour and made into porridge. The kernel of the nut is leached and ground into flour.
Distribution
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Where It Grows
Mexico, North America, USA,
Synonyms
Condalia parryi (Torr.) Weberb.
References (3)
- Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994) (As Condalia parryi)
- 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 942
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 614
