Pacourina edulis

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The leaves are eaten.

A subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows below 500 m above sea level. It grows in water.

Argentina, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Guiana, Paraguay, South America*, West Indies,

Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, St Vincent, Venezuela

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1-1.5 m tall. The leaves are 14-28 cm long by 5-7 cm wide. They have sharp teeth along the edge.

References (3)

Bortolotto, I. M., et al, 2018, Lista preliminar das plantas alimenticias nativas de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Iheringia, Serie Botanica, Porto Alegre, 73 (supl.):101-116
Jones, 1982, Vernonieae. J. Arnold Arboretum Volume 63(1): 491
Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 185