Clavija euerganea
Macbr.
Naranjilla del campo
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Description
A tropical tree in the Primulaceae family that produces edible fruit suitable for fresh consumption and juice.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten raw and used for juice.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw and used for juice.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Ecuador, Peru, South America*,
Notes
It has also been put in the family Theophrastaceae.
References (3)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 239
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 602
- Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603
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