Macleania salapa

Description

A shrub. It grows 3 m tall. It has a woody tuber 2 m across. The leaves are narrowly oval and 3-7 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. The fruit are 15 mm across.

Edible Uses

The fruit, which are 15 mm across, are eaten raw.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten raw.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows between 2,160-3,400 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Ecuador, Peru, South America,

Other Information

It is sold in local markets.

Synonyms

Also Known As

Joyapa blanca, Joyapa morada, Salapa, Salapa blanca

References (5)

• Mabberley, D.J. 1990. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the higher plants. Cambridge University Press. NY
• Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 313
• Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603
• Van den Eynden, V., 2004, Use and management of edible non-crop plants in southern Ecuador, Ph D dissertation. p 108
• Van den Eynden, V., & Cueva, E., 2008, Las plantas en la alimentacion. Enciclopedia de las Plantas Utiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA & Herbario AAU. Quito & Aarhus. 2008: 62–66

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