Heliconia mariae
J. P. Hooker
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Flowers, Stem heart
The flowers and stem heart are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Central America, Costa Rica,
Countries: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
How to Identify
A tropical herb in the Heliconiaceae family.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Heliconia mariae is a species of flowering plants in the family Heliconiaceae. It is found in North-West South America and Central America.
Names & Synonyms
Ppo
References (1)
- Garcia-Serrano, C. R., & Del Monte, J. P., 2004, The Use of Tropical Forest (Agroecosystems and wild Plant harvesting) as a Source of Food in the Bribri and Cabecar Cultures in the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica. Economic Botany 58(1) pp 58-71
