Ziziphus amole
(Sesse & Moc.) M. C. Johnst.
Rhamnaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-12 m tall. The fruit are round and red and 1 cm across.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
A tropical and subtropical plant. It grows from near sea level to 1,200 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Central America, Mexico, North America,
Synonyms
Rhamnus amole Sesse & Moc.Ziziphus sonorensis f. brevipedunculata Suess.Ziziphus endlichii Loes.Ziziphus seleri Loes.Ziziphus sonorensis S. Watson
Also Known As
Cholulo, Corongoro
References (7)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 2616 (As Ziziphus sonorensis)
- Fern, K., 2012, Tropical Species Database http://theferns.info/tropical/
- 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 940
- Piedra-Malagón, E. M., et al, 2022, Edible native plants of the Gulf of Mexico Province. Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e80565 p 28
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 172
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- Segura, S., et al, 2018, The edible fruit species in Mexico. Genet Resour Crop Evol (2018) 65:1767–1793
- Uphof, J. C. Th.,
