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Vitex duckei

Huber

Lamiaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

A tropical tree in the Lamiaceae family with edible fruit.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Amazon, Brazil, South America,

Also Known As

Taruma

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 917

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