Codonanthe crassifolia
(H. Focke) C. V. Morton
Gesneriaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A small shrub. It grows 20-30 cm tall. It can grow attached to other plants. The leaves are simple and opposite. They are oval. The flowers are tube shaped and white. The fruit are white berries. They are collected from off the ground.
Edible Uses
The white berries are collected and eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Peru, South America*, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela,
Cultivation
Plants grow from seeds.
Production
It flowers throughout the year but most fruit occur in the rainy season.
Synonyms
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 78
Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 365
