Solanum paucijugum
Bitter
Solanaceae Edible: Fruit, Tubers
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
Description
A potato like herb. It grows up to 90 cm tall. Possibly now Solanum andreanum Baker.
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Edible Uses
Both the fruit and tubers are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows between 1,900-3,700 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Colombia, Ecuador South America,
Synonyms
Solanum flahaultii Bitter
Also Known As
Sacha papa
References (3)
- JSTOR Global Plants edible (As Solanum paucijugum)
- 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 822 (As Solanum paucijugum)
- Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 78 (As Solanum paucijugum)
