Tripogandra serrulata
(Vahl) Handlos
CommelinaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, South America, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Uruguay, St Vincent, Venezuela
How to Identify
A subtropical herb in the Commelinaceae family with edible leaves.
Names & Synonyms
Aneilema serrulatum (Vahl) G. DonCallisia serrulata (Vahl) Christenh. & ByngCommelina serrulata Vahland several others
References (2)
- Diaz-Betancourt, M., et al, 1999, Weeds as a future source for human consumption. Rev. Biol. Trop. 47(3):329-338
- Kew Plants of the World Online
