Echites panduratus

Echites panduratus (common name: loroco [loˈɾoko]) is a climbing vine with edible flowers, widespread in El Salvador, Guatemala, and other countries in Central America as well as parts of Mexico.

[4] Echites panduratus is an herbaceous vine with oblong-elliptical to broadly ovate leaves 4–13 centimetres (1.6–5.1 in).

long, 1.5–8 cm broad, inflorescences are generally somewhat shorter than the leaves, with 8–18 flowers, the pedicels 4–6 mm.

[1] Echites panduratus is an important source of food in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.

The plant's buds and flowers are used for cooking in a variety of ways, including in pupusas.

Echites panduratus : Cropped buds for cooking