Hedyosmum sprucei
Solms
Chloranthaceae Edible: Leaves - tea
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T. J. Mori Vargas : Instituto de Investigación de la Amazonía Peruana (IIAP)
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C. Dennis : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
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M. A. Ríos Paredes : Universidad Nacional de la Amazónia Peruana
Description
A tropical tree in the Chloranthaceae family, native to warm regions.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are used to make tea.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Andes, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America,
Synonyms
Hedyosmum arborescens Cordem. ex Baill.Hedyosmum flocculosum DielsTafalla sprucei (Solms) kuntze
Also Known As
Atntsa, Micha, Sacha wayusa, Sacha limon panka, Untuntup
References (4)
- Caballero-Serrano, V., et al, 2019, Traditional ecological knowledge and medicinal plant diversity in Ecuadorian Amazon home gardens. Global Ecology and Conservation 17 (2019) e00524 p 9
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 293
- Kew Plants of the World onLine
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 280
