Cycnogeton dubium
(R. Br.) Mering & Kadereit
Water Ribbon
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Description
A small herb. It has grass-like leaves. It grows in water. Under the ground it forms small tubers. It keeps growing from year to year.
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Edible Uses
C. dubium (syn. Triglochin dubium) corm is a source of food for the Yolngu.
Traditional Uses
The small round tubers are roasted and eaten.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It can grow in tropical and warm temperate places. It occurs in wet or swampy areas. It grows in freshwater and nears springs.
Where It Grows
Asia, Australia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, PNG, SE Asia, Tasmania,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed.
Notes
There are about 12 Triglochin species. There are 3 in tropical America. They grow in marshes in temperate regions.
Nutrition
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.0 | 837 | 200 | 4.5 | — | — | 150 | 1.2 | — |
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References (6)
- Flora Malesiana Vol 13 p 57 (As Triglochin procera var. dubia ?)
- Kenneally, K.E., Edinger, D. C., and Willing T., 1996, Broome and Beyond, Plants and People of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia. Department of Conservation and Land Management. p 212 (As Triglochin dubia)
- Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Catalogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 74 (As Triglochin dubia)
- Romanowski, N., 2007, Edible Water Gardens. Hyland House. p 70
- Wheeler, J.R.(ed.), 1992, Flora of the Kimberley Region. CALM, Western Australian Herbarium, p 972 (As Triglochin dubia)
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- Yunupinu Banjgul, Laklak Yunupinu-Marika, et al. 1995, Rirratjinu Ethnobotany: Aboriginal Plant Use from Yirrkala, Arnhem Land, Australia. Northern Territory Botanical Bulletin No 21. Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory. p 75 (As Triglochin dubia)
