Salpichroa diffusa

Miers

Chulalay

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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 shrub of the nightshade family (Solanaceae) native to tropical regions.

Names & Synonyms

Chulalay, Chulula, Hirululo, Hiru lulu, Londovalle, Rundubalin, Shulala

Salpichroa quitensis Benoist

References (4)

Samuels, J., 2015, Biodiversity of Food Species of the Solonaceae Family: A Preliminary Taxonomic Inventory of Subfamily Solanoideae. Resources 2015, 4. 277-322
Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 587
Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603
Van den Eynden, V., 2004, Use and management of edible non-crop plants in southern Ecuador, Ph D dissertation. p 108