Markea sp.

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Robin Heymans

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit are eaten raw.

It is a tropical plant.

Ecuador, South America,

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

A tropical shrub or small tree in the nightshade family (Solanaceae), likely Markea fosbergii. The plant produces edible fruit.

References (2)

Samuels, J., 2015, Biodiversity of Food Species of the Solonaceae Family: A Preliminary Taxonomic Inventory of Subfamily Solanoideae. Resources 2015, 4. 277-322
Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603