Dracontium margaretae
Bogner
Araceae Edible: Corm, Root
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Description
A herb in the taro family (Araceae) with an edible corm, native to tropical wet prairies in Venezuela.
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Edible Uses
The corm is boiled and eaten.
Traditional Uses
The corm is boiled and eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the wet prairie in Venezuela.
Where It Grows
Brazil, Paraguay, South America, Venezuela,
Synonyms
Dracontium lineare G. S Bunting & Tillett
Also Known As
Changuange sabanero, Dzipe
References (2)
- Gragson, T. L., 1997, The Use of Underground Plant Organs and Its Relation to Habitat Selection among the Pume Indians of Venezuela. Economic Botany, Vol. 51, No. 4, pp. 377-384
- 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 320
