Franklin W. Martin
Published: 2018-09-16
Total Pages: 22
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Excerpt from Vegetables for the Hot, Humid Tropics, Vol. 3: Chaya, Cnidoscolus Chayamansa Chaya is an ancient vegetable from the Yucatan Peninsula of Mex ico. It occurs in both wild forms and cultivated forms that are propa gated asexually. The cultivated forms have apparently been derived by selection. The literature (3, 12) suggests that both forms are used as food, especially in emergencies. During harvest of the leaves, care must be taken to avoid the stinging hairs. The best cultivated varieties are free or almost free of them. In addition to being found in Yucatan, chaya is found on the Pacific coast of Mexico and probably Central America. Normally, chaya occurs at low elevations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
