Sabicea panamensis
Wernham
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Description
A tropical vine or creeper in the family Rubiaceae with dark red fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, South America,
Synonyms
Sabicea colombiana WernhamSabicea costaricensis WernhamSabicea paraensis (K. Schum.) WernhamSabicea reflexa Standl.Sabicea umbellata var. paraensis K. Schum.
Also Known As
Huasca mullaca, Menimo, Okatome, Ruichao
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 772 (As Sabicea paraensis)
- 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 556
