Orthaea secundiflora
(Poepp. & Endl.) Klotzsch
EricaceaeFlowers
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Flowers
The flowers have a lemon-like taste and are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet mountain forests between 900-2,640 m above sea level.
Ecuador, Peru, South America,
How to Identify
A herb or small shrub. The branches can be 6 m long. The leaves are narrowly oval and 7-18 cm long by 3-8 cm wide. There are 10-30 flowers on stalks in the axils of leaves.
Names & Synonyms
Thibaudia secundiflora Poepp. & Endl.
References (2)
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 314
- Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603 (As Oreanthes secundiflora)
