Parmentiera aculeata (Kunth) Seem.

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PLANTS OF MEXICO
Edo. Veracruz
BIGNO Parmentiera aculeata (HBK.) Seem,
det. M. Nee, 1984
20° 30 ' N , 97° 311W
SELVA MEDIANA SUBPERENNIFOLIA. Flat cultivated and
pasture land, with some brushy patches with Parmentiera
aculeata, Chamissoa altissima, Adelia barbinervis, with
Scheelea liebmannii commonly left in fields.
"chote" Small tree 5 m. tall, 20 cm. in diameter. Fruit
green with pale purple tinge. Plant said to be used
medicinally for the kidneys (rinones).
Coll.: M. Nee & K. Taylor 29111	Jan. 28, 1984
Field Museum, Chicago (F) j INIREB, Xalapa (XAL)
03784885