Boeica fulva
C. B. Clarke
Jaku
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(c) Vijay Anand Ismavel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Description
A herb or small shrub. The stems are 15 cm long. The leaves are narrowly oval and 10-17 cm long by 5-7 cm wide. They are very woolly underneath. There are irregular shallow teeth along the edge. There are many flowers in a group. They are purple.
Edible Uses
The leaves are boiled and eaten as a vegetable, or cooked and eaten with meat.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are boiled and eaten as a vegetable. They are also cooked and eaten with deer.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in mountain regions between 1,300-1,400 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Northeastern India, Tibet,
Also Known As
Joke ao, Jongku
References (2)
- Murtem, G. & Chaudhrey, P., 2016, An ethnobotanical note on wild edible plants of Upper Eastern Himalaya, India. Brazilian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2016, v. 3, no. 5, p. 63-81
- Taram, M., et al, 2018, Wild Food Plant Resources of Komkar Adi Tribe of Upper Siang District in Arunachal Pradesh, India. Bulletin of Arunachal Forest Research, Vol. 33(2), 27-35
