Salpianthus purpurascens
(Cav. ex Lag) Hook. & Arn.
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Description
A herb or small shrub. It grows 50 cm tall. The leaves are alternate and 1.5-16 cm long by 1.5-12 cm wide.
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Edible Uses
The young leaves are eaten as a leafy green vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The young leaves are eaten as a leafy green vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows between 20-1,300 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Venezuela,
Synonyms
References (2)
- Casas, A., et al, 1996, Plant Management Among the Nahua and the Mixtec in the Balsas River Basin, Mexico: An Ethnobotanical Approach to the Study of Plant Domestication. Human Ecology, Vol. 24, No. 4 pp. 455-478
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 58
