Dilkea retusa
Mast.
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(c) Sébastien SANT, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Description
A creeping shrub in the Passifloraceae family found in tropical regions.
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Edible Uses
The fruit aril is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Panama, Peru, South America*, Venezuela,
Synonyms
Dilkea johannesii Barb.Rodr.Dilkea magnifica Steyerm.Dilkea parviflora KillipDilkea ulei HarmsDilkea wallisii Mast.Passiflora helleborifolia Wallis ex Mast.
Also Known As
Granadilla caspi, Grao-de-bode, Matiguaja
References (5)
- 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 305
- Kew Plants of the World Online
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 46
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 485
