Tillandsia complanata
Benth.
BromeliaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaf bases
The dry leaf bases are used to wrap tamales.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows between 800-2,100 m above sea level.
Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Greater Antilles, South America, Trinidad, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A pineapple herb. The leaves are in a dense ring. They are 20-40 cm long and 2-5 cm wide.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Tillandsia complanata is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Bolivia, Peru, northern Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad, Venezuela and Ecuador.
Names & Synonyms
Huicundo, Lechuga, Waykuntu
Platystachys complanata E. MorrenTillandsia axillaris Griseb.Tillandisa complanata subsp. latifolia Gilmartin
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 868
- Kew Plants of the World onLine
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 262
