Tetrapterys crispa
A. Juss.
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Description
A climbing plant. Your stems have white hairs. The leaves are oval and taper to the tip. They are 6-15 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. The fruit are winged.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
Synonyms
Tetrapterys papyracea Triana & Planch.Tetrapterys peruviana J. F. Macbr.and others
References (2)
- 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 860
- Kew Plants of the World On line
