Matelea rivularis
Woodson
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I. Huamantupa : Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad de Cusco
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C. Dennis : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
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I. Huamantupa : Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad de Cusco
Description
A tropical vine in the Apocynaceae family (also classified in Asclepiadaceae) with edible leaves.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are cooked and eaten.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are cooked and eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Andes, Ecuador, South America,
Notes
Also put in the family Asclepiadaceae.
Also Known As
Towano, Tsemtsem
References (3)
- Katz, E., et al, 2012, No greens in the forest? Note on the limited consumption of greens in the Amazon. Acta Soc Bot Pol 81(4):283–293
- 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 525
- Torre, de la L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 174
