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Psychotria galeottiana

(M. Martens) C. M. Taylor & Lorence

Rubiaceae Edible: Fruit

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(c) Alan Rockefeller, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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(c) Alan Rockefeller, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Description

A tropical shrub in the Rubiaceae family.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Central America, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua,

Synonyms

Palicourea galeottiana M. MartensPsychotria orogenes L.O. Williamsand others

Also Known As

Glabrate balsamo

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 725

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