Tabernaemontana utilis

Am.

Cow tree

ApocynaceaeBark/Sap

What to Eat

Edible parts: Sap

The sap is eaten.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant.

Guiana, South America,

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

How to Identify

A tree.

Production

The bark is cut and the thick whtie, milky sap collected.

Names & Synonyms

Hya-hya

References (1)
  • Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 638

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