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Jacaratia

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Jacaratia is a genus of shrubs or trees in the family Caricaceae. They are native to South and Central America.^[2]

Some species of the genus are edible to humans and served in restaurants as a delicacy.^[3]^[2]

The following species are recognized:^[4]

^ ^a ^b Jacaratia was first determined to be of a separate genus from Carica, based on a syntype specimen of Carica spinosa Aubl. and published in Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 15(1): 419. 1864 "Name – Jacaratia A.DC". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved June 18, 2011. LT: Carica spinosa Aubl.
^ ^a ^b "Jacaratia spinosa - Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
^ "Edible Wood – A Modern Delicacy with a Rustic Flair". 14 May 2014.
^ "Name – Jacaratia A.DC. subordinate taxa". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved June 18, 2011.

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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.