Tevo honey
Retanilla trinervia (syn. Trevoa trinervis)
Light amber honey from the small white flowers of tevo, a thorny shrub of the central Chilean mountains. It is among the lightest of Chile’s monofloral honeys.
- Origin
- Central Chile (O’Higgins Region)
- Colour
- 73 mm · light amber
- Plant
- Retanilla trinervia (syn. Trevoa trinervis) · tevo →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Tevo grows only in Chile; alongside ulmo and quillay, its honey is one of the most studied by Chilean researchers.
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