Cristobalia hispida

(Hook. & Arn.) H. A. Keller & LIede.

Angle-pod

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Pod

The pods are edible.

A tropical plant.

Argentina, Bolivia, South America,

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

A small shrub in the Apocynaceae family found in tropical regions.

Also put in the family Asclepiadaceae.

Names & Synonyms

Fischeria hispida (Hook. & Arn.) G. NIcholsonGonolobus hispidus Hook. & Arn.Matelea hispida (Hook. & Arn.) Bacig.and

References (1)

Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 332 (As Gonolobus hispidus)