Tagetes terniflora
Kunth
Huacatay
AsteraceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - flavouring
The leaves are crushed and used as a flavouring ingredient in sauce.
Where to Find It
A subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows between 700-3,500 m above sea level.
Andes, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A herb. It grows each year from seed. It grows 20-80 cm tall. The leaves are divided with 3-6 pairs of segments. The leaves are 5-15 cm long by 3-9 cm wide.
Notes
There are about 50 Tagetes species.
Names & Synonyms
Ajenjo, Ashna yuyu, Chilchil, Tajetes, Tsintsu, Wakateya suyku
Tagetes cabrerae M. FerraroTagetes gigantea CarriereTagetes graveolens L'Her.
References (5)
- Bentley, J., Nina, S & Perez, S., 2001, Ethnobotany of Weeds in Cochabamba. (As Tagetes graveolens)
- Hermandez Bermejo, J.E., and Leon, J. (Eds.), 1994, Neglected Crops. 1492 from a different perspective. FAO Plant Production and Protection Series No 26. FAO, Rome. p 12 (As Tagetes graveolens)
- Kew Plants of the World Online
- Thomas, E., et al, 2008, The Relationship Between Plant Use and Plant Diversity in the Bolivian Andes, with Special Reference to Medicinal Plant Use. Hum Ecol (2008) 36:861–879
- Torre, de la L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 235
