Tournefortia cuspidata
Kunth
Boraginaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A creeping shrub. It can be 3.5 m long. It has brown hairs. The leaves are alternate and narrowly oval. They taper to the tip. They are 18 cm long by 8 cm wide. The flowers are white to yellow. The fruit is fleshy and with 3-4 lobes near the base. The fruit are 3-4 mm long.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Central America, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, South America, West Indies,
Synonyms
Tournefortia obscura A. DC.
Also Known As
Nihua
References (1)
- Segura, S. et al, 2018, The edible fruit species in Mexico. Genet Resour Crop Evol (2018) 65:1767–1793
