Fernaldia pandurata

Loroco
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Apocynoideae
Genus:	Fernaldia
Species:	F. pandurata
Binomial name
Fernaldia pandurata A. DC., 1844; Woodson, 1932
Synonyms
Echites panduratus A.DC. Amblyanthera pandurata (A.DC.) Müll.Arg. Angadenia pandurata (A.DC.) Miers Urechites karwinskii Müll.Arg. Echites barbatus Sessé & Moc. 1893 not Desv. ex Ham. 1825 nor D. Dietr. 1839 Mandevilla velutina K.Schum. Mandevilla potosina Brandegee Echites pinguifolius Standl Fernaldia brachypharynx Woodson Fernaldia pandurata var. glabra Molina Fernaldia glabra (Molina) Lundell

Loroco is a vine with edible flower buds, known mainly as a vegetable with which to stuff El Salvadorian pupusas.

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