Pentagonia clementinensis

(Standl.) W. C. Burger & C. M. Taylor

Ecuador pentagonia

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is edible.

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 tree in the Rubiaceae family native to Ecuador.

Names & Synonyms

Huevo de gallo, Palo aguanoso

References (2)

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 487
Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.