Synandrospadix vermitoxicus
(Griseb.) Engl
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Description
A taro family herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It develops tubers. The leaves are simple and heart shaped or delta shaped.
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Edible Uses
The tubers are eaten roasted or boiled with fish fats, salt, or chili, and must be cooked before consumption.
Traditional Uses
The tubers are eaten roasted or boiled with fish fats and salt or chilli. They must be cooked.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. In Argentina it grows between 400-1,700 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Argentina, Paraguay, South America*,
Synonyms
Asterostigma vermitoxicum Griseb.Lilloa puki Speg.Staurostigma vermitoxicum (Griseb.) Engl.
Also Known As
Laap lapitie, Sihie, Yatapomxek
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 20
- 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
