Schlegelia chocoensis
A. H. Gentry
Schlegeliaceae Edible: Flowers
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Description
A vine that grows attached to other plants. The flowers are white and funnel shaped.
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Edible Uses
The flowers are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Colombia, Ecuador, South America,
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 81
