Clavija cf repanda
Stahl
Naranjilla
Primulaceae Edible: Fruit
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Rapid Reference Collection (RRC) | Field Museum of Natural History - Keller Science Action Center
Description
A tropical plant in the Primulaceae family (sometimes placed in Theophrastaceae), with edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Ecuador, South America,
Notes
It has also been put in the family Theophrastaceae.
References (1)
- Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603
