Cayaponia capitata
Cogn. ex Harms
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C. Dennis : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
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I. Huamantupa : Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad de Cusco
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Description
A creeping vine in the Cucurbitaceae family found in tropical regions.
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Edible Uses
The seeds are eaten raw or roasted.
Traditional Uses
The seed are eaten raw or roasted.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America,
Also Known As
Ata muyu, Aya muyu, Mani cumian, Mani de bejuco, Waak
References (6)
- Brako, L. and J.L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of peru.Catálogo de Angiospermas y Gimnospermas del Perú, Vol.45. Missouri Botanical Garden.
- Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez (eds.), 1999, Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador, Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden, 75: i-viii, 1-1182
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- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 296
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- Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603
