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Bonafousia longitubulosa

Ruiz & Poir.

Apocynaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

A shrub or tree. The stems are sharply angled. The leaves are opposite. The flowers are medium sized. The fruit have carpels that are free from one another. There are many seeds,

Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Central America, Ecuador,

Notes

An unresolved name in The Plant List.

Synonyms

? Tabernaemontana

Also Known As

Oyap saya

References (1)

  • Barfod, A. S. & Kvist, L. P., 1996, Comparative Ethnobotanical Studies of the Amerindian Groups in Coastal Ecuador. The Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. p 76

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