Randia obcordata
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Description
A shrub. It grows 2-4 m tall. It has thorns. The spines are stout, in pairs and 4-10 mm long. The leaves are 4-20 mm long and wide and in tufts. The flowers are small, white and tube shaped. They occur singly and do not have stalks. The fruit are mottled green when young and yellow to black when ripe. They are 5-9 mm across. The fruit can make people sick.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten. Caution: Eating too many fruit causes giddiness.
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Known Hazards
Eating too many fruit causes giddiness.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows on hillsides in the Cedros Valley, Sonora.
Where It Grows
Mexico, North America,
Production
It flowers and fruits intermittently throughout the year.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Papache borracho, Papachillo
References (1)
- Yetman, D., 2002, The Guarijios of the Sierra Madre: Hidden People of Northwestern Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p 222
