Cakile lanceolata
(Willd.) O. E. Schulz
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Description
A herb in the mustard family (Brassicaceae) with young leaves that have a mustard flavour. It grows on sand dunes and coastal areas in tropical regions.
Edible Uses
The young leaves are eaten raw or in soups and stews. The fleshy fruit pods are also eaten.
Traditional Uses
The young leaves have a mustard flavour. They are eaten raw or in soups and stews. The fleshy fruit pods are eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows on sand dunes and coastal areas.
Where It Grows
Anguilla, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Central America, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, Puerto Rica, South America, Turks & Caicos, USA, Venezuela, West Indies, Winward Is.,
Synonyms
References (4)
- Bounty from the Bush - Edible Wild Plants
- 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 157
- Kew Plants of the World onLine
- Tozer, F., 2007, The Uses of Wild Plants. Green Man Publishing. p 50
