Citharexylum affine
Family: Verbenaceae
What it is like
A medium sized tree. It grows 10-30 m tall. It can be a shrub.
Where it is found
It is a tropical plant. It grows in humid oak forest and in cloud forest. In Mexico it grows between 2,050 and 2,800 m above sea level.
Countries/locations it is found in
Belize, Central America, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Fruit
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Cacachila, Chacalpezie, Chachalaca, Chachalacameti, Coral, Jalcate, Salacate, Tres lomos
Synonyms
Citharexylum emrickianum Greenm. and others