Parmentiera aculeata

Parmentiera aculeata
Fruit-bearing Parmentiera aculeata tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Parmentiera
Species:
P. aculeata
Binomial name
Parmentiera aculeata
(Kunth) Seem. ([1819] 1854)
Synonyms

List
    • Crescentia aculeata Kunth
    • Crescentia edulis Desv.
    • Crescentia edulis Moc. ex DC.
    • Crescentia edulis Sessé ex Moc.
    • Crescentia musaecarpa Zaldivar
    • Crescentia musaecarpa Zaldivar ex C.Heller
    • Crescentia musaecarpa Zaldivar ex F.Heller
    • Crescentia musicarpa Zaldivar
    • Crescentia musicarpa Zaldivar ex C.Heller
    • Parmentiera aculeata (Kunth) L.O.Williams
    • Parmentiera adulis
    • Parmentiera edulis DC.
    • Parmentiera foliolosa Miers
    • Parmentiera lanceolata Miers

Parmentiera aculeata (synonym Parmentiera edulis), commonly known as cow okra, cuajilote, guajilote, huachilote, or pepino kat, is a species of flowering tree in the family Bignoniaceae. It is native to Mexico and Central America and is known primarily for its edible fruit and medicinal properties.

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