Cayaponia capitata

Cogn. ex Harms

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C. Dennis : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department

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I. Huamantupa : Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad de Cusco

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds

The seeds are eaten raw or roasted.

It is a tropical plant.

Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America,

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

A creeping vine in the Cucurbitaceae family found in tropical regions.

Names & Synonyms

Ata muyu, Aya muyu, Mani cumian, Mani de bejuco, Waak

References (6)

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Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez (eds.), 1999, Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador, Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden, 75: i-viii, 1-1182
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Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603