Jacaratia

Jacaratia
Jacaratia spinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Caricaceae
Genus: Jacaratia
A.DC.
Type species
Jacaratia spinosa
(Aubl.) A.DC.
Species

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Jacaratia is a genus of shrubs or trees in the family Caricaceae. They are native to South and Central America.

Some species of the genus are edible to humans and served in restaurants as a delicacy.