Rhyncholacis sp — Edible Plant Database

What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves - spice

The leaves are dried, crushed, and used as a pepperlike seasoning.

A tropical plant.

South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

Rhyncholacis is a tropical plant in the Podostemaceae family with edible leaves used as seasoning.

There are 25 Rhyncholacis species.

References (1)

Smith, N., Mori, S.A., et al, 2004, Flowering Plants of the Neotropics. Princeton. p 303