Gonolobus niger
(Cav.) Schult.
Black flowered gonolobus
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Description
A tropical shrub in the Apocynaceae family with leaves 6-16 cm long by 3-9 cm wide. It produces edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
Immature fruits are eaten with maize dough and spices.
Traditional Uses
The immature fruit are eaten with maize dough and spices.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Central America, Guatemala, Mexico,
Notes
Also put in the family Asclepiadaceae.
Synonyms
Cynanchum nigrum Cav.Vincetoxicum cavanillesii Standl.
Also Known As
Cahuayote, Chompipe, Chupipe, Coy, Talayote, Uyk
References (4)
- 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 395
- Piedra-Malagón, E. M. et al, 2022, Edible native plants of the Gulf of Mexico Province. Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e80565 p 9
- Segura, S. et al, 2018, The edible fruit species in Mexico. Genet Resour Crop Evol (2018) 65:1767–1793
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
