Marsdenia castillonii
Lillo ex T. Mey.
Niwak
Apocynaceae Edible: Fruit, Roots
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Description
A climbing plant. It keeps growing from year to year. The fruit are long and green.
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Edible Uses
Both the fruits and roots are edible.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Argentina, Paraguay, South America*,
Synonyms
Marsdenia beckii MorilloMarsdenia boliviana Morillo
Also Known As
Mehek, Naawishiuk
References (3)
- Arenas, P. and Scarpa, G. F., 2006, Edible wild plants of the Chorote Indians, Gran Chaco, Argentina. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. Vol. 153 (1): pp 73-85
- Polini, G., et al, Useful and edible plants of Paraguay Region of Chaco. p 18
- Scarpa, G. F., 2009, Wild food plants used by the indigenous peoples of South American Gran Chaco: A general synopsis and intercultural comparison. Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality 83:90-101
