Arcytophyllum thymifolium
(R. & P.) Standley
Perlilla
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Description
A shrub. It grows 50-80 cm tall. The leaves are narrow. The flowers are are tube shaped with 4 white lobes.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It has been recorded at 3,100 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Andes, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America,
Synonyms
Many
References (3)
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- 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 Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Belgium, 246pp
