Mammillaria mazatlanensis

K. Schum. & Guerke

Cactaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

A subtropical cactus (Cactaceae) with brownish-red fruit that are eaten in some cultivated forms.

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Edible Uses

Fruit - raw. The brownish-red fruits of some cultivated forms are eaten. The brown, club shaped fruits become reddish-yellow when fully ripe and are up to 20mm long.

Traditional Uses

The fruit of some cultivated forms are eaten.

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Distribution

It is a subtropical plant.

Where It Grows

Mexico,

Synonyms

Mammillaria littoralis K. BrandegeeMammillaria occidentalis Boed.and others

Also Known As

Biznaguita

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 516
Segura, S. et al, 2018, The edible fruit species in Mexico. Genet Resour Crop Evol (2018) 65:1767–1793