Cynanchum foetidum
(Cav.) Kunth
Hootinkika si'mpe
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Description
A temperate to subtropical herb from the Apocynaceae family growing in seasonally dry areas, with leaves 8-16 cm long by 4-9 cm wide.
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Edible Uses
Tender unripe fruits are eaten as a vegetable with salt.
Traditional Uses
Tender unripe fruit are eaten as a vegetable with salt.
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Distribution
It is a temperate to subtropical plant. It grows in seasonally dry areas.
Where It Grows
Argentina, Mexico, Paraguay, South America,
Notes
Also put in the family Asclepiadaceae.
Synonyms
References (2)
- 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 (As Telminostelma foetidum)
- 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 (As Cynanchum montevidense)
