Uncaria sp.
Rubiaceae Edible: Leaves
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洪阿愷
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洪阿愷
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洪阿愷
Description
A tropical woody climber in the Rubiaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are cooked together with pig meat.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are cooked with pig meat.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG,
Also Known As
Megemane
References (2)
- Hide, R., et al, 1979, A checklist of some plants in the territory of the Sinasina Nimai (Simbai Province, Papua New Guinea), with notes on their uses. Department Anthropology, University of Aukland
- Powell, J.M., Ethnobotany. In Paijmans, K., 1976, New Guinea Vegetation. Australian National University Press. p 112
