Hiraea reclinata
Jacq.
Coffee vine
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Description
A tropical vine in the Malpighiaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Brazil, Central America, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Synonyms
Hiraea borealis Nied.Hiraea hookeriana A. Juss.Hiraea kunthiana A. Juss.Hiraea panamensis (Seem.) Griseb.Malpighia obovata H. B. & K.and others
References (2)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 399 (As Malpighia obovata)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 420
