. Edible and poisonous plants of the Caribbean region . 66. HuiLIHUISTE Karwinskia Calderonii POISON The seeds of the fruits of the huilihuiste tree are highly poisonous. The small almost black fruits are juicy and attrac- tive in appearance, but the juice and flesh, while harmless, should never be eaten. Several varieties of this tree are found from southwestern Texas through Mexico to western Nicaragua. Some of the trees are small and some are fairly large, but they always grow in dry regions, and are never found close to the Atlantic Coast. In Central America the tree is also called tuilldo
. Edible and poisonous plants of the Caribbean region . 66. HuiLIHUISTE Karwinskia Calderonii POISON The seeds of the fruits of the huilihuiste tree are highly poisonous. The small almost black fruits are juicy and attrac- tive in appearance, but the juice and flesh, while harmless, should never be eaten. Several varieties of this tree are found from southwestern Texas through Mexico to western Nicaragua. Some of the trees are small and some are fairly large, but they always grow in dry regions, and are never found close to the Atlantic Coast. In Central America the tree is also called tuilldora, and in Mexico cacachila.
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