Cuspidaria inaequalis
(DC. ex Splitg.) L. G. Lohmann
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Description
A tropical vine in the Bignoniaceae family that is cultivated as an edible plant.
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Edible Uses
The sap is drunk as a beverage.
Traditional Uses
The sap is drunk.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
Other Information
It is a cultivated plant.
Notes
There are about 100 Arrabidaea species. They grow in tropical South America.
Synonyms
Arrabidaea inaequalis (DC. ex Splitg.) Baill.Arrabidaea inaequalis (DC. ex Splitg.) K. Schum.Bignonia decomposita Miq.Bignonia inaequalis DC. ex Splitg.Bignonia inaequalis DC.Bignonia triternata Steud.Pleonotoma decomposita (Miq.) MiersPleonotoma inaequalis (DC. ex Splitg.) MiersPleonotoma triternata MiersTetrastichella inaequalis (DC. ex Splitg.) Pichon
References (2)
- Etkin, N.L. (Ed.), 1994, Eating on the Wild Side, Univ. of Arizona. p 136 (As Arrabidaea inaequalis)
- Poset, D. A., 2002, Kayapo Ethnoecology and Culture. Routledge (As Arrabidaea inaequalis)
