Aegiphila bogotensis
(Spreng.) Moldenke
Bogota aegiphila
LamiaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Andes, Colombia, Ecuador, South America, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A tropical shrub in the Lamiaceae family (also classified in Verbenaceae), native to the region around Bogota.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Aegiphila bogotensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. A shrub or tree, it is found in montane forests at elevations from 2,400 to 3,400 m (8,000 to 11,000 ft).
Notes
Also put in the family Verbenaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Aegiphila bogotensis var. aequinoctialis MoldenkeAegiphila bogotensis f. ternata MoldenkeAmerina tomentosa DC.Ehretia bogotensis Spreng.and others
References (3)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J.,2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 13
- Kew Plants of the World On line
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
