Echites panduratus
Echites panduratus is a climbing vine with edible flowers, widespread in Guatemala, El Salvador, and other countries in Central America as well as parts of Mexico. The name "loroco" is used throughout its range to refer to the species.Description
Echites panduratus is an herbaceous vine with oblong-elliptical to broadly ovate leaves. long, 1.5–8 cm broad, inflorescences are generally somewhat shorter than the leaves, with 8–18 flowers, the pedicels 4–6 mm. long; bracts ovate, long; calyx lobes ovate, acute or obtuse, 2–3 mm. long; corolla white within, greenish outside.Range
Echites panduratus ranges from northeastern Mexico to Costa Rica.Uses
Echites panduratus is an important source of food in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. The plant's buds and flowers are used for cooking in a variety of ways, including in pupusas.