''Oecopetalum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Metteniusaceae
Metteniusaceae are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the order Metteniusales. It consists of about 10 genera and 50 species of trees, shrubs, and lianas, primarily of the tropics. The family was formerly restricted to just ''Metten ...
, native to Mexico and Central America. They are trees with edible fruits, and prefer to grow in the transition zone between cloud forests and tropical forests. Locals collect, roast, consume and occasionally sell the fruit, which is bitter enough to give ''Oecopetalum mexicanum'' the name cachichÃn in the
Totonaca language, meaning "bitter fruit".
Species
Currently accepted species include:
*''
Oecopetalum greenmanii''
Standl. & Steyerm.
*''
Oecopetalum mexicanum''
Greenm. & C.H.Thomps.
References
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Metteniusaceae
Asterid genera