Fabaceae FAMILY

Dioclea sclerocarpa

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

The seed contains anti-nutritional substances. In particular, a non-haemagglutinating pH 7 soluble factor that could not be removed by exhaustive dialysis. The apparently poor protein digestibility observed when eating this seed may be due to increased secretion of endogenous nitrogen[ 1429 Title Dioclea grandiflora and Dioclea sclerocarpa seeds. A nutritional study Publication Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. March 1986, Volume 36, Issue 1, pp 47-61 Author Grant G.; McKenzie N.H.; Moreira R.A.; Pusztai A. Website https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01091753 Publisher Year 1986 ISBN 1573-9104 Description ].

Botanical Description

Dioclea sclerocarpa is a climbing plant with twining stems that scramble over the ground and climb into the surrounding vegetation. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil

HabitatRain forest, inundated and gallery forest, along the sides of rivers and in areas of human disturbance.