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Gonolobus nummularius

(Decne.) Hemsl.

Apocynaceae Edible: Fruit

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Meise Botanic Garden

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Description

A subtropical shrub in the Apocynaceae family native to warm regions.

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Edible Uses

The fruit are toasted and eaten, and are enjoyed as food.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are toasted and eaten.

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Distribution

It is a subtropical plant.

Where It Grows

Mexico,

Other Information

The fruit are enjoyed.

Notes

It is an unresolved name in The Plant List.

Also Known As

Talayote

References (1)

  • Caballero, J. N., & Mapes, C. S., 1985, Gathering and Subsistence Patterns among the P'urhepecha Indians of Mexico. J. Ethnol. 5(1): 31-47

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