Thibaudia caulialata
Ruiz & Pav. ex G. Don
Wing-stemmed Thibaudia
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Description
A shrub. The small branches are angular. The leaves are almost without stalks. They are heart shaped to oblong with teeth along the edge. The leaves are about 12 cm long. There are a few flowers in a group. The tube is 25 mm long.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Andes, Ecuador, Peru*, South America,
Synonyms
Cavendishia caulualata (Ruiz & Pav.) A. C. Sm.Proclesia alata (Dunal) KlotzschThibaudia alata Dunal
References (2)
- 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 865
- Martin, F. W., et al, 1987, Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics. USDA Handbook 642 p 94 (As Thibaudia alata)
