Phyllanthus adenodiscus
Mull.Arg.
Phyllanthaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tropical herb in the Phyllanthaceae family producing edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Mexico,
Notes
Also put in the family Euphorbiaceae.
Synonyms
Clambus araneosus MiersDiasperus adenodiscus (Mull.Arg.) KuntzePhyllanthus glaucescens Schltdl. & Cham. [Illegitimate]
Also Known As
Cascabel
References (1)
- 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 644
