Tamonea spicata

Aubl.

Wild thyme

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The leaves are eaten.

A tropical plant.

Belize, Brazil, Central America, Guyana, Nicaragua,

Countries: Brazil, Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador

A herb. It grows 50 cm tall. The leaves are opposite and oval. They are 1-3 cm long by 0.6-1.8 cm wide. The flowering shoots are 4-10 cm long.

Names & Synonyms

Kiayu

References (2)

Coe, F. G., and Anderson, G. J., 1996, Ethnobotany of the Garifuna of Eastern Nicaragua. Economic Botany 50(1) pp 71-107
Coe, F. G. and Anderson, G. J., 1999, Ethnobotany of the Sumu (Ulwa) of Southeastern Nicaragua and Comparisons with Miskitu Plant Lore. Economic Botany Vol. 53. No. 4. pp. 363-386