Dolichandrone stipulata
Benth. & Hook.f.
Bignoniaceae Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Vegetable
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Description
A tropical tree native to Yunnan that produces flowers and fruit sold in local markets, where both are prepared as cooked vegetables.
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Edible Uses
The flower is edible and is part of both Lao cuisine and Thai cuisine, where it is known as dok khae hua mu or dok khae pa. The flowers are usually eaten sautéed or in kaeng som. The leaves are also used in traditional Thai medicine.
Traditional Uses
The fruit and flowers are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Myanmar, SE Asia,
Other Information
They are sold in markets.
Also Known As
Biaobu, Maya
References (3)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 280
- Liu, Yi-tao, & Long, Chun-Lin, 2002, Studies on Edible Flowers Consumed by Ethnic Groups in Yunnan. Acta Botanica Yunnanica. 24(1):41-56
- Xu, You-Kai, et al, 2004, Wild Vegetable Resources and Market Survey in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China. Economic Botany. 58(4): 647-667.
