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Vitex polygama var. glaziovii

Moldenke

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Description

A small tree. It grows 4 m tall. The trunk is 15 cm across. The fruit are black-violet.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is edible.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It has been recorded at 610 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Brazil, South America,

References (3)

  • Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 695
  • NYBG Herbarium "edible"
  • Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 254

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