Originally Posted by
Pict
I doubt it would be profitable to try to grow them but they are very prolific in the Mata Atlantica (East coast rainforest). The vines with the little thorns on them are loaded with water but it is positively vile to drink. When you cut the vine if it has a cloverleaf pattern to the wood and any kind of milky sap stop there, go no further, do not drink it, not even a taste. These vines have light colored bark and smell really good when cut (subtle), the water tastes sweet like you'd like a whole liter of it.
In the dry season these same vines are very dry but now they are filled, especially down by the river where we were. We were near the town of Rio Acima, MG. Mac
