Dorstenia cayapia
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Rhizome - flavouring, Root
The rhizome is used as a flavoring agent.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Brazil*, East Africa, Mozambique, South America,
Countries: Angola, Argentina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Chile, Cameroon, Colombia, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, French Guiana, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Peru, Paraguay, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Suriname, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A herb. The stem is partly underground. It is 5-12 mm thick. It can form tubers. The leaves are in spirals and they are oval to kidney shaped and can have 3-7 lobes. They are 4-13 cm long by 3-10 cm wide.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Dorstenia cayapia is a species of plant in the family Moraceae which is native to Brazil and Bolivia.
Names & Synonyms
Dorstenia cayapia var. opifera (Mart.) BureauDorstenia hydrocotyle Mart. ex Miq.Dorstenia opifera mart.
Dorstenia pachecoleoneana MachadoDorstenia palmata Pohl ex Miq.Dorstenia pseudo-opifera Hassl.Dorstenia reniformis Pohl ex Miq.Dorstenia tubicina var. opifera (Mart.) Hassl.
References (1)
- Seidemann J., 2005, World Spice Plants. Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy. Springer. p 138 (As Dorstenia opifera)
