Pouteria hypoglauca – Famine Foods

Pouteria hypoglauca

Uses

Yucatan: fruit used as a famine food by Huastec Maya. It is said that if eaten in quantity stomach cramps and constipation result.

Additional Information

Name Authority:
(Standley) Baehni.
Vernaculars:
Teenek: Thokob ['densely leafy,' 'adornment']

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