Blakea subconnata
O. Berg ex Triana
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(c) Andreas Kay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Description
A creeping tropical shrub in the Melastomataceae family that grows attached to other plants, with edible flower nectar.
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Edible Uses
The flower nectar is consumed.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, South America,
Also Known As
Itayo, Kaa mallu chuwa, Paiku
References (3)
- 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
- Kew Plants of the World On line
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 422
