Ceratostema loranthiflorum
Benth.
Joyapa
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Description
A shrub. It grows 1.5 m tall. Some stems hang down. The leaves are rough and dark green above but more pale underneath.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It has been recorded at 2,600 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Ecuador*, South America,
Synonyms
Ceratostema chillacochense Danguy & Cherm.Englerodoxa loranthiflora (Benth.) A.C.Sm.
References (2)
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 312
- Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603
