botanical record · discovered
Anu
Tropaeolum tuberosum
Anu · Mashua · Añu · Gumbinė nasturtė · Isaño · Knollige Kapuzinerkresse · Mashwa · Nasturzio dei giardini · anu · añú · capuchinha-tuberosa · capucine tubéreuse · cubio · cubios · isañú · kapucínka hľuznatá · knölkrasse
At a glance
Origin / distribution: CO, EC
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH, CALCIUM, BETA-CAROTENE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Tropaeolaceae
Scientific name: Tropaeolum tuberosum
Common names: Anu, Mashua, Añu, Gumbinė nasturtė, Isaño, Knollige Kapuzinerkresse, Mashwa, Nasturzio dei giardini, anu, añú, capuchinha-tuberosa, capucine tubéreuse, cubio, cubios, isañú, kapucínka hľuznatá, knölkrasse
History
The source record documents this plant in CO, EC.
Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- CO
- EC
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Reference Genome Assembly of a Tetraploid Accession of the Tuber Crop Tropaeolum tuberosum. · 2026 source ↗
- Reference genome assembly of a tetraploid accession of the tuber crop <i>Tropaeolum tuberosum</i> · 2026 source ↗
- From Ethnobotany to Food Innovation: Applications and Functional Potential of <i>Mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum)</i>. · 2025 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- CALCIUM
- BETA-CAROTENE
- FIBER
- IRON
- PHOSPHORUS
- PROTEIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- WATER
- FAT
- CARBOHYDRATES
- NIACIN
- THIAMIN
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.
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