Also known as the Giant Star Potato Tree. Of folk medicine interest, and widely planted in the tropics. Photo from Jardin Etnobotanico, Cuernavaca, Mexico.In context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/spuds/index.html
Native to the northwestern Andes, and beloved of hummingbirds, shamans and gardeners. A medicinal and ritual species, known as Corazon de Pollo. San Francisco Botancial Gardens.In context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/spuds/index.html
cultivated from seeds sent to me by Joseph at www.greensparrowgardens.com.Biological Sciences greenhouse, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA.