Cleyera integrifolia
(Benth.) Choisy
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Description
A large shrub or small tree in the Pentaphylacaceae family that grows to 15 m tall in tropical pine forests and cloud forests.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in pine forest and cloud forest.
Where It Grows
Mexico, North America,
Synonyms
Cleyera mexicana (Turcz.) Planch. ex Hemsl.Cleyera siphilitica ChoisyEurya benthamiana (Benth.) BullockFreziera integrifolia Benth.and others
Also Known As
Aceituna, Balero, Capulincillo, Capulin de virgen, Cueng, Garambullo, Limoncillo, Palo prieto, Palo verde, Tchcari-charapiti, Tilia roja
References (3)
- Farfan B., et al, 2007, Mazahua Ethnobotany and Subsistence in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. Economic Botany 61(2) pp 173-191
- Gonzalez-Espinosa, M. et al, 2011, The Red List of Mexican Cloud Forest Trees. Flora and Fauna International, Cambridge. p 112
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 184
