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Aristolochia engleriana

O. Schmidt

Aristolochiaceae Edible: Leaves ?

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Description

A tropical plant in the Aristolochiaceae family with potentially edible leaves, though the species identity is uncertain.

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Edible Uses

The leaves may be eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Papua New Guinea, PNG,

Also Known As

Waenuwkunguwp

References (1)

  • Sillitoe, P. 1995, An Ethnobotanical Account of the Plant Resources of the Wola Region, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. J. Ethnobiol. 15(2): 201-235

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