Hedyosmum nutans
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - tea
The leaves can be used to make tea.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Cuba, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, Jamaica, West Indies,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, St Vincent
How to Identify
A shrub. It grows 1-5 m tall. The young stems are 4 sided. The leaves are sword shaped and 5-14 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. They taper to the tip.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Hedyosmum nutans is a plant that was described by Olof Swartz. It is part of the genus Hedyosmum of the family Chloranthaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. It is native to Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica.
Names & Synonyms
Tafalla nutans (Sw.) Kuntze
References (1)
- 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 408
