Chamaesyce sp — Edible Plant Database

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit are eaten raw.

It is a tropical plant.

Colombia, South America,

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

A tropical herb or small shrub in the Euphorbiaceae family (possibly now classified as Euphorbia).

Names & Synonyms

Lechito

References (1)

Asprilla-Perea, J., & Diaz-Puente, J.M., 2018, Traditional use of wild edible food in rural territories within tropical forest zones: A case study from the northwestern Colombia. New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences [Online]. 5(1), 162–181.