Faramea miconioides

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is edible.

It is a tropical plant. It has been recorded between 1,700-1,900 m above sea level.

Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, South America*,

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

A tropical shrub in the Rubiaceae (coffee) family, found at elevations between 1,700-1,900 m above sea level.

Names & Synonyms

Supinim yutai

References (2)

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 365
Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 545