Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Diphysa americana
Edible : Flowers, Leaves
A small tree. It grows 4-15 m tall. The leaves are 8-14 cm long. They have 11-21 leaflets. These are 1.5-3.5 cm long by 0.5-1 cm wide. There are 6-7 flowers in a group. The pods are 5-8 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.
Other names :
Amarillo, Camaroncillo, Chipilcoi, Chipilcoite, Chipilin, Cuachipil, Gallito, Gauchipilin, Guachepil, Matansiyat, Quebrancha, Rambai, Tenquiques,
Synonyms :
Colutea americana Mill.;
Diphysa carthaginensis Benth. & Oerst.;
Diphysa robinioides Benth.;