Biology:Adelia barbinervis
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Adelia barbinervis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Adelia |
| Species: | A. barbinervis
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| Binomial name | |
| Adelia barbinervis | |
Adelia barbinervis, commonly known as teenek, is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, that is native to southern Mexico and northern Central America. The Huastec Maya cultivated the plant as a famine food, cooking the shoots and tender leaves as greens. It is common in milpa regrowth ecosystems.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Freedman, Robert (2010-05-12). "EUPHORBIACEAE The Spurge family". Famine Foods. NewCROP. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/faminefoods/ff_families/euphorbiaceae.html. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
Wikidata ☰ Q4681931 entry
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