Craniolaria annua
Linn.
Escorzonera
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Description
A tropical herb in the Martyniaceae family with edible roots.
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Edible Uses
The roots are cooked and eaten. The sweet, fleshy roots are also preserved in sugar.
Traditional Uses
The roots are cooked and eaten. The root is sweet and fleshy and is preserved in sugar.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Cuba*, Dominican Republic*, Guyana, Haiti, Puerto Rico, South America, Venezuela, West Indies*,
References (5)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 224
- Plants of Haiti Smithsonian Institute http://botany.si.edu/antilles/West Indies
- Smith, N., Mori, S.A., et al, 2004, Flowering Plants of the Neotropics. Princeton. p 239 (Drawing)
- Sp. Pl. 2:618. 1753
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
