Simmondsiaceae Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneid.

Jojoba

Papago - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 19

View all documented uses for Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneid.

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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: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Nuts eaten fresh from the shell.

RECRD: 43483 id: 38058

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