Randia echinocarpa
Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
Rubiaceae
Basanacantha echinocarpa (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Bullock
Genipa echinocarpa (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) A.Gray
Solena echinocarpa (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) D.Dietr.
Common Name:
General Information
Randia echinocarpa is a shrub or small tree growing up to 6 metres tall. The plant has spines in bunches of fours at the ends of the branches[
411- Title
- Trees and Shrubs of Mexico
- Publication
- Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol 23
- Author
- Standley P.C.
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution; Washington
- Year
- 1926
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Although dated, it contains a wealth of information on the trees and shrubs of Mexico, including many of their uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The edible fruit is much appreciated locally and is often gathered from the wild.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Southern N. America - Mexico.
Habitat
Dry thickets and hillsides.
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 4.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of low to medium elevations in the tropics of Mexico.
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
301- Title
- Cornucopia II
- Publication
-
- Author
- Facciola. S.
- Publisher
- Kampong Publications, California.
- Year
- 1998
- ISBN
- 0-9628087-2-5
- Description
- The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.
,
411- Title
- Trees and Shrubs of Mexico
- Publication
- Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol 23
- Author
- Standley P.C.
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution; Washington
- Year
- 1926
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Although dated, it contains a wealth of information on the trees and shrubs of Mexico, including many of their uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The chopped, ground and boiled bark is used as a catalyst in the preparation of 'tesguino', a local alcoholic beverage[
301- Title
- Cornucopia II
- Publication
-
- Author
- Facciola. S.
- Publisher
- Kampong Publications, California.
- Year
- 1998
- ISBN
- 0-9628087-2-5
- Description
- The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.
].
Medicinal
The fruit is considered to be a remedy for malaria[
411- Title
- Trees and Shrubs of Mexico
- Publication
- Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol 23
- Author
- Standley P.C.
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution; Washington
- Year
- 1926
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Although dated, it contains a wealth of information on the trees and shrubs of Mexico, including many of their uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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