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Tabernaemontana utilis

Am.

Cow tree

Apocynaceae Edible: Sap

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Description

A tree.

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Traditional Uses

The sap is eaten.

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Distribution

A tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Guiana, South America,

Production

The bark is cut and the thick whtie, milky sap collected.

Also Known As

Hya-hya

References (1)

  • Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 638

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