Edible and poisonous plants of the Caribbean region ediblepoisonousp00dahl Year: 1944 38 29. Aceituno Simaruba glauca This fruit is commonly eaten raw where the trees are plentiful but it is not sold in the markets. The small or medium-size tree grows at low elevations under cultivation from Mexico to northern South America. The firm meat of the fruit is white, juicy, and rather sweet, but flavorless. When in bloom the tree has small red flowers. The ripe fruits are almost black and resemble an olive or small plum in size and shape. They are often called Spanish olive. Other names for the

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Edible and poisonous plants of the Caribbean region ediblepoisonousp00dahl Year: 1944 38 29. Aceituno Simaruba glauca This fruit is commonly eaten raw where the trees are plentiful but it is not sold in the markets. The small or medium-size tree grows at low elevations under cultivation from Mexico to northern South America. The firm meat of the fruit is white, juicy, and rather sweet, but flavorless. When in bloom the tree has small red flowers. The ripe fruits are almost black and resemble an olive or small plum in size and shape. They are often called Spanish olive. Other names for the plant are bitterwood and bitter damson in Jamaica; olivo, jucumico and negrito in Central America; and gavilan in Cuba.

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