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Bicolor tournefortia
Tournefortia bicolor

Family: Boraginaceae


What it is like

A climbing shrub. It grows 2-7 m long.


Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, South America, West Indies


How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit


How it is grown


Its other names

Local names

Loblobo, Muro, Niguiba tinga, Tiguilote macho

Synonyms

Tournefortia aubletii J. F. Macbr.; Tournefortia bicolor var. calycosa Donn.Sm.; Tournefortia calycosa (Donn.Sm.) D.L.Nash; Tournefortia hirsutissima L.; Tournefortia hirsutissima f. bicolor (Sw.) D.L.Nash; Tournefortia laevigata Lam.; Tournefortia laevigata var. latifolia (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) DC.; Tournefortia nitida Kunth;