Melloco

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Peru, CO, EC

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Tumor

Science studied: ASH, CALCIUM, BETA-CAROTENE, IRON

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Basellaceae

Scientific name: Ullucus tuberosus

Common names: Melloco, Ulluco, Chugua, melloco, melok hlíznatý, olluco, papa lisa, uljuku, ulluco, ullucu, ulluko, ulukus hľuznatý, Уллюко клубненосный

History

The source record documents this plant in Peru, CO, EC.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Tumor

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Peru
• CO
• EC

Documented cultural uses

• Tumor

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ASH
• CALCIUM
• BETA-CAROTENE
• IRON
• KILOCALORIES
• PROTEIN
• RIBOFLAVIN
• THIAMIN
• CARBOHYDRATES
• ASCORBIC-ACID
• FAT
• NIACIN
• WATER
• PHOSPHORUS
• FIBER

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.

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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.