EPPO Global Database

Bomarea edulis(BMRED)

Overview
Code created in: 2020-06-04

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: BMRED
  • Preferred name: Bomarea edulis
  • Authority: (Tussac) Herbert

Notes

Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, South America (except northern Brazil and southern cone). Cultivated as an ornamental climber and for its edible tubers


Common names
Name Language
pink bomarea English
salsilla English
zarcilla de Cuba​ Spanish