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Citharexylum subflavescens

S. F. Blake

Subyellowish fiddlewood

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(c) Jorge Emmanuel Escobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Description

A tropical tree in the Verbenaceae family that produces edible fruit.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America, Venezuela,

Also Known As

Cajeto, Cascarillo, Garagay, Uruapo

References (2)

  • Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 136
  • Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.

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