Topobea floribunda

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is edible.

It is a tropical plant.

Colombia, South America,

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

Topobea floribunda is a tropical plant in the Melastomataceae family, producing red fruits.

It is an unresolved name in The Plant List.

Names & Synonyms

Cojon de toro

References (1)

Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 217