Cyclanthera brachybotrys
(Poepp. & Endl.) Cogn.
Cucurbitaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tropical climbing vine in the pumpkin family with 3-5 pointed lobed leaves. It is cultivated for its edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten in salads, soups, and fried.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten in salads. It is also used in soups and fried.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
Other Information
It is cultivated.
Synonyms
Cyclanthera achocchilla Spruce ex Cogn.Cyclanthera tomentosa Cogn.Momordica brachybotrys Poepp. & Endl.and others
Also Known As
Achukcha, Achuqcha, Caigua
References (5)
- Kew Plants of the World On line
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 297
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Robinson, R.W., & Decker-Walters, D.S., Cucurbits. CAB International p
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 298
