Casearia arguta
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Description
A tropical shrub in the Salicaceae family that produces edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, North America, South America,
Notes
Also put in the family Flacourtiaceae.
Also Known As
Bonetillo
References (2)
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 50
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 193
