Abuta platyphylla
Mart. ex Eichl.
Videira Silvestre
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A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.
Edible Uses
A flour is extracted from root starch. The fruit is also eaten.
Traditional Uses
A flour is extracted from the root starch
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Brazil, Guiana, South America,
Notes
The Menispermaceae are mainly tropical rainforest plants. There are 32 Abuta in tropical America. Chemical composition: Protein = none. Sugars = trace. Starch = 50.30%. Moisture = 13.50%. Minerals = 1.22%. Fibre (crude, etc.) = 34.98%. Ash: SiO2 = 65.9% (0.79% in gum). Fe2O = 1.2% (0.014% in gum). Thiamine = 22.5mcg per 100g. Riboflavin = negative.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Parreira Brava, Uva do Apa, Vidiera silvestre
References (4)
- Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 3
- DE CASTRO, 1952,
- Famine Foods. Purdue University
- Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 2
