Maesa ramentacea
Wall.
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Description
A shrub. It grows 2-3 m tall. The branches are angular. The leaves are oval and 8-16 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The flowers are in panicles in the axils of leaves. They are white.
Edible Uses
The leaves and shoots are used as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are shoots are used as a vegetable.
This uses section is brief — help expand it
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in sparse broad-leaved forests and shady places along stream banks. It grows between 300-1,700 m above sea level in southern China. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indochina, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, SE Asia, Vietnam,
Notes
They are also put in the family Maesaceae. They are also put in the family Myrsinaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Bol-jakhandok thebeloa, Diengsoh-eit-iar, Dong mac, Don hong, Jia jymborrmen, Kaung-nyin, Kokkidi, Lajachio, Moricha, Nga-nwa, Noa moricha, Seketia
References (3)
- Ambasta S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 349
- Kumar, Y J. et al, 1987, Further Contribution to the Ethnobotany of Meghalaya: Plants used by "War jaintia" of Jaintia Hill District. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol 11 No. 1 pp 65-
- Pasha, M. K. & Uddin, S. B., 2019, Minor Edible Fruits of Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 26(2): 299–313
