Celastraceae Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf.

Boxleaf Myrtle

Karok - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 385

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Scientific name: Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf.
USDA symbol: PAMY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Boxleaf Myrtle
Family: Celastraceae
Family (APG): Celastraceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries used for food.

RECRD: 8557 id: 25592

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