Brahea dulcis, Brahea serrulata.
Botanical name:
Brahea dulcis Mart. Palmae.
Peru. This Mexican palm, called palma dulce and soyale, has a fruit which is a succulent drupe of a yellow color and cherry-size, sweet and edible.
Brahea serrulata H. Wendl. Saw Palmetto.
Southern United States. A fecula was formerly prepared from the pith by the Florida Indians.
Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World, 1919, was edited by U. P. Hedrick.
