Jaltomata chihuahuensis
(Bitter) Mione & Bye
Sand tomato
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Description
A prostrate, trailing herb or shrub in the nightshade family native to the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Durango. It has bristly shoots, cream-colored flowers with pale yellow-green markings, and light purple to green fruits at maturity.
Edible Uses
The fruits are eaten, and the rootstock of purple varieties is also eaten.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten. The rootstock of a purple variety is eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Mexico,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Jaltomata, Me'taresi, Metarusi, Metrusi
References (2)
- 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 454
- Samuels, J., 2015, Biodiversity of Food Species of the Solonaceae Family: A Preliminary Taxonomic Inventory of Subfamily Solanoideae. Resources 2015, 4. 277-322
