Simmondsiaceae Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneid.

Jojoba

Coahuilla - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Barrows, David Prescott, 1967, The Ethno-Botany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California, Banning CA. Malki Museum Press. Originally Published 1900, page 74

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Scientific name: Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneid.
USDA symbol: SICH (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Jojoba
Family: Simmondsiaceae
Family (APG): Simmondsiaceae
Native American Tribe: Coahuilla
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Ground nut meal boiled into a 'coffee.'

RECRD: 3205 id: 38053

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