Peritassa laevigata

Botanical Description

Peritassa laevigata is a shrub. The edible fruit is greatly esteemed in Peru, where the plant is commonly harvested from the wild for local use[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ].