Rivea corymbosa
(L.) Hallier f.
Ololiuqui, Aguinaldo blanco
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Flowers - honey, Caution
The flowers produce a light honey.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Australia, Cuba, Mexico, North America, Peru, South America, USA, West Indies,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Uruguay, St Vincent, Venezuela
How to Identify
A climbing vine that keeps growing from year to year. The flowers are white. The flowers are attractive to bees for honey. It is one of the main honey plants in Cuba. The seeds are small, brown and oval. They contain ergine, an alkaloid.
Names & Synonyms
Turbina corymbosa (L.) Raf.Convolvulus corymbosus L.Ipomoea corymbosa (L.) Roth.Ipomoea burmannii Choisy
References (2)
- Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18:157. 1894
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 81
