Begonia plebeja
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Sap, Stalks, Leaves
The sap is mixed with sugar and water to make a drink. The stalks and leaves are also edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows beside streams in the deciduous forest.
Central America, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico,
Countries: Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
How to Identify
A tropical herb found growing beside streams in deciduous forest, belonging to the Begoniaceae family.
Names & Synonyms
Cana, Singo
References (3)
- Kuhnlein, H. V., et al, 2009, Indigenous Peoples' food systems. FAO Rome p 106
- Lentz, D. L., 1993, Medicinal and Other Economic Plants of the Paya of Honduras. Economic Botany, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 358-370
- Mapes, C. & Basurto, F., 2016, Biodiversity and Edible Plants of Mexico. Chapter 5 in R. Lira, et al. (eds.), Ethnobotany of Mexico, Ethnobiology, Springer. p 114
