Melasma physalodes
(D. Don) Melch.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Roots - spice
The roots are used as a spice for meat and are sold commercially.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in seasonally dry locations.
Honduras, Mexico, North America,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
An herb or shrub growing to about 1.2 m tall with white flowers. It is a tropical plant found in seasonally dry locations.
Other Information
Roots are sold.
Names & Synonyms
Azafran
Buchnera physalodes (D. Don) Sesse & Moc.Cacabus hondurensis Donn.Sm.Eutheta hondurensis (Donn.Sm.) Standl.Gastromeria physalodes (D. Don) D. DonLophospermum physalodes D. DonLyncea hispida Schltdl. & Cham.Melasma hispidum (Schltdl. & Cham.) Benth.Scrophularia physalodes Moc. & Sesse ex D. Don [Invalid]
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 275 (As Melasma hispidum)
