Anthurium lancea

Sodiro

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The leaves are cut into pieces and boiled with fat.

It is a tropical plant.

Colombia, Ecuador, South America,

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

A tropical plant in the Araceae (taro) family with heart-shaped leaves.

Names & Synonyms

Anthurium lancea var. canarense Sodiro

References (3)

Barfod, A. S. & Kvist, L. P., 1996, Comparative Ethnobotanical Studies of the Amerindian Groups in Coastal Ecuador. The Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. p 80
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 180