Tournefortia cuspidata

Family: Boraginaceae

What it is like

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.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Central America, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, South America, West Indies

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Nihua

Synonyms

Tournefortia obscura A. DC.;