Pavetta crassicaulis
Bremek
Nadgi
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 4 m tall. The leaves are narrowly oblong and 6-15 cm long and pointed at both ends. The flowers are in a group at the ends of the branches. The flowers are white, tube shaped and small. The have 4 spreading petals. The flower tube is slender and 1.5 cm long. The fruit are 6 mm across.
Edible Uses
The flowers are cooked as a vegetable, typically fried.
Traditional Uses
The flowers are cooked as a vegetable. They are fried.
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Medicinal Uses
The leaves are used as medicine.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, India, Northeastern India,
Notes
The leaves are used as medicine.
Also Known As
Thai-nu-rual
References (4)
- Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 435
- Kar, A., et al, 2013, Wild Edible Plant Resources used by the Mizos of Mizoram, India. Kathmandu University Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology. Vol. 9, No. 1, July, 2013, 106-126
- Khodram,S. D., et al, 2019, Local knowledge of edible flowers used in Mizoram. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge Vol 18(40 pp 715-723
- Sharma, B.D., & Lakshminarasimhan, P., 1986, Ethnobotanical Studies on the Tribals of Nasik District (Maharashtra). J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol. 8 No. 2 pp 439-446
