Helicteres lanceolata
A. DC.
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Description
A shrub. It grows 3 m tall. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are sword shaped and 6-9 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. They have white hairs underneath. The flowers have both sexes and are small and in the axils of leaves. The fruit is a capsule 2.5 cm long.
Edible Uses
The fruit are edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Cambodia, China, India, Indochina, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,
Notes
There are about 60 Helicteres species. There are 38 in tropical America. Also put the the family Helicteraceae.
Also Known As
Dee nguu, Do thon, Peek kai dam
References (2)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 2788
- Thai Forestry Bulletin 23:62-108, 1995
