Heteropsis flexuosa
(Kunth) G. S. Bunting
Otome
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Description
A taro family herb. It is a climbing plant that grows attached to other plants.
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Edible Uses
The fruits are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
Synonyms
Anthurium flexuosum (Kunth) KunthPothos flexuosus Kunth
Also Known As
Cipo-titica, Otome, Tanshi
References (3)
- 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 416 (As Heteropsis sp.)
- 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 184
