Tropaeolum brasiliense
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Description
A tropical herb in the Tropaeolaceae family with edible leaves.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Medicinal Uses
The plant is antiscorbutic.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Brazil, Paraguay, South America,
Cultivation
A plant of subtropical to tropical areas.
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 880
