Sabicea panamensis
Wernham
RubiaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Amazon, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, South America,
How to Identify
A tropical vine or creeper in the family Rubiaceae with dark red fruit.
Names & Synonyms
Huasca mullaca, Menimo, Okatome, Ruichao
Sabicea colombiana WernhamSabicea costaricensis WernhamSabicea paraensis (K. Schum.) WernhamSabicea reflexa Standl.Sabicea umbellata var. paraensis K. Schum.
References (3)
- 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 772 (As Sabicea paraensis)
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 556
