Sphyrospermum cordifolium
Benth.
Salapa
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Description
A creeping shrub in the Ericaceae family that grows up to 1.3 m tall with purple fruits, found in tropical regions at elevations between 1,000–3,500 m.
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 grows between 1,000-3,500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Andes, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Haiti, South America, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, West Indies,
Synonyms
Sophoclesia cordifolia (Benth.) KlotzschSophoclesia cordifolia var. normalis KuntzeSophoclesia domingensis Urb. & EkmanSophoclesia flaccida Seem.Sophoclesia major (Griseb.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.Sophoclesia major (Griseb.) Benth. & Hook. f.Sophoclesia mirandensis S.F.Blake ex Knuth [Invalid]Sophoclesia ovata KlotzschSophoclesia robusta RusbySophoclesia subscandens KlotzschSophoclesia trinitensis BrittonSphyrospermum majus Griseb.Themistoclesia valerioi (Standl.) SleumerVaccinium valerioi Standl.
Also Known As
Tenbu'tape
References (5)
- Dastmalchi, K. et al, 2011, Edible Neotropical Blueberries: Antioxidant and Compositional Fingerprint Analysis. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 59: 3020-3026
- Plants of Haiti Smithsonian Institute http://botany.si.edu/antilles/West Indies
- 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 315
- Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603
