Senna papillosa
(Britton & Rose) H. S. Irwin & Barneby
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Description
A tropical herbaceous plant in the legume family (Fabaceae) with edible leaves.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten as food.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Belize, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, South America, Venezuela,
Synonyms
Cassia papillosa (Britton & Rose) Standl.Chamaetistula papillosa Britton & Roseand others
Also Known As
Teposquillitl
References (3)
- Diaz-Jose, J., et al, 2019, Traditional Knowledge of Edible Wild Plants Used by Indigenous Communities in Zongolica, Mexico. Ecology of Food and Nutrition.
- Kew Plants of the World On line
- Piedra-Malagón, E. M., et al, 2022, Edible native plants of the Gulf of Mexico Province. Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e80565 p 23
