Otholobium munyense
(J. F. Macbr.) J. W. Grimes
Guallua
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Description
A tropical shrub in the legume family with multiple species represented across the genus.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are cooked and used in soups or salads. The flowers are also eaten.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are cooked and then used in soups or salads.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Ecuador, South America,
Notes
There are at least 36 Otholobium sp.
References (2)
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 355
- Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603 (As Otholobium sp.)
