Schlegelia violacea
(Aubl.) Griseb.
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Description
A tropical climbing plant in the Schlegeliaceae family with edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Medicinal Uses
The clear, watery sap from the cut stem is used to treat sore eyes and burns. The bark is used to treat fevers and headaches. The leaves are sudorific.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Suriname, Venezuela, West Indies,
Notes
Previously in the family Gesneriaceae and Bignoniaceae.
Synonyms
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 790
