Moutabea angustifolia

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is edible.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the wet tropics.

Brazil, South America,

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

How to Identify

A climbing plant. It can be up to 10 m long. The leaves are simple and alternate. The flowers are white.

Names & Synonyms

Gogo-de-guariba

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 553

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