Ololiuqui, Aguinaldo blanco
Rivea corymbosa

Family: Convolvulaceae

What it is like

A climbing vine that keeps growing from year to year. The flowers are white. The flowers are attractive to bees for honey. It is one of the main honey plants in Cuba. The seeds are small, brown and oval. They contain ergine, an alkaloid.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia, Cuba, Mexico, North America, Peru, South America, USA, West Indies

How it is used for food

It is the source of a light honey. The seeds are hallucinogenic and dangerous.

Edible parts

Flowers - honey, caution

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Turbina corymbosa (L.) Raf.; Convolvulus corymbosus L.; Ipomoea corymbosa (L.) Roth.; Ipomoea burmannii Choisy;