Parsonsia sp.
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Description
A woody tropical vine in the Apocynaceae family, producing edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG,
References (2)
- Powell, J.M., Ethnobotany. In Paijmans, K., 1976, New Guinea Vegetation. Australian National University Press. p 111
- May, R.J., 1984, Kaikai Aniani. A Guide to Bush Foods Markets and Culinary Arts of Papua New Guinea. Robert Brown and Associates. p 81
