Doliocarpus dentatus
(Aubl.) Standl.
Watervine
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Stems - water, Fruit
The water-filled stems and fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Antilles, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South America, West Indies,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize, 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, Uruguay, St Vincent, Venezuela
How to Identify
A tropical creeping vine in the family Dilleniaceae that can grow 4-12 m long.
Names & Synonyms
Cipo-de-agua, Bejuco guajamon, Cipo-de-fogo, Kak-ik-ach'am, Murucutua, Puca huasca, Tiririmbo
Curatella glazioviana GilgCuratella glaziovii GilgDelima dasyphylla Miq.Delima dasyphylla f. angustifolia Miq.Delima tomentosa (Willd.) E.Mey.Doliocarpus congestiflorus (Triana) Gilg & Werderm.Doliocarpus oaxacanus Szyszyl.Doliocarpus platystigma Pilg.Doliocarpus pubens Mart.Doliocarpus semidentatus GarckeRicaurtea congestiflora TrianaTetracera cuspidata G.Mey.Tetracera tomentosa Willd.Tigarea dentata Aubl.
References (4)
- Bortolotto, I. M., et al, 2018, Lista preliminar das plantas alimenticias nativas de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Iheringia, Serie Botanica, Porto Alegre, 73 (supl.):101-116
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 207
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 318
- www.colecionandofrutas.org
