Maripa nicaraguensis
Hemsl.
Drwa koi
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Description
A creeper. The stems are smooth or slightly angled and grey-brown. The leaves are thin and narrowly oval. They are 9-15 cm long and the base is rounded. They taper to a short tip. The flowers are in a group at the ends of branches. The flower stalks are 4-8 mm long. The fruit is broadly oval to round and 2-3 cm across. It can have a netlike surface. They are yellow and turn brown. The seeds are oval and 2 cm long by 1 cm thick.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Belize, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, South America,
Synonyms
References (3)
- Castaneda, H., & Stepp, J. R., 2007, Ecosystems as Sources of Useful Plants for the Guaymi People of Costa Rica. Ethnobotany Journal. 5:249-257
- Kew Plants of the World On line
- Langlois, H. C., 2004, Ethnobotanical analysis of different successional stages as sources of wild edible plants for the Guaymi people in Costa Rica. M. Sc. thesis University of Florida.
