Erythrina standleyana
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Description
Erythrina standleyana is a tropical tree in the legume family (Fabaceae). It produces flowers and immature fruits that are harvested for food.
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Edible Uses
The flowers are boiled, dried, and then fried to eat with tamales. The immature fruits are also eaten.
Traditional Uses
The flowers are boiled, dried and then fried. They are eaten with tamales. The immature fruit are eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Belize, Central America, Cuba, Mexico, West Indies,
Also Known As
Hutucu, Jutucu
References (1)
- 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 345
