Trevesia sundaica
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Description
A shrub. It is crooked and low. It only has a few branches. It grows 3-10 m high. The stem has prickles. The leaves are alternate and crowded at the ends of branches. They have long leaf stalks. The leaves vary in shape and are deeply lobed like fingers on a hand. They are dark green and shiny above and pale green underneath. Young leaves have rusty hairs. The leaves are 25-75 cm across and have 7-13 segments. The flowers are in the axils of leaves. The flowering stalks can be 30-100 cm long. They have rusty hairs. The fruit are partly flattened and 1-1.5 cm across. The seeds are tight compressed.
Edible Uses
The young leaves are eaten. The flowers are boiled and eaten, though they are bitter and have a distinctive smell.
Traditional Uses
The flowers are boiled and eaten. They are bitter and have a smell. The young leaves are eaten.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. In Java it grows from sea level up to 2,000 m above sea level. It grows in evergreen forests especially in valleys.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indonesia, SE Asia,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds. It can be grown from cuttings. It can be used for hedges. It needs a fertile soil rich in humus. A spacing of 2 m is suitable.
Propagation
Seed - Air layering. Cuttings of greenwood.
Other Uses
The plant is sometimes grown as a hedge.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Borang, Gaboos, Gorang, Panggang, Panggangtjootjook
References (6)
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 177
- Ochse, J.J. et al, 1931, Vegetables of the Dutch East Indies. Asher reprint. p 70
- Pl. jungh. 420. 1855
- Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 553
- Terra, G.J.A., 1973, Tropical Vegetables. Communication 54e Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, p 79
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- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
