Aegiphila brachiata

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

It is a tropical plant. In Argentina it grows between 100-1,400 m above sea level.

Argentina, Brazil*, Paraguay, South America, Uruguay,

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

A shrub. The leaves are oval and taper to both ends and have teeth along the edge. The fruit is small and round and green.

Also put in the family Verbenaceae.

Names & Synonyms

Gaioleira

Aegiphila brasiliensis MoldenkeAegiphila hassleri Briq.Aegiphila polyantha Rojas AcostaAegiphila triantha Schauer

References (3)

Brack, P., et al, 2020, Frutas nativas do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil: riqueza e potencial alimentício. Native fruits of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: richness and potential as food. Rodriguésia 71: e03102018.
Brittonia,1934, Moldenke, Genus Aegiphila. Vol. 1 ,5-6. p252 (As Aegiphila hassleri)
Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 249 (As Aegiphila hassleri)