Myriopteron extensum
(Wight & Arn.) K. Schum.
Cha-em, Bae-can
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Description
A vigorous twining climber. It grows 10 m long. The branches are pale grey. The sap is white. The leaves are oval and 9-18 cm long by 4-11 cm wide. The flowers are white.
Edible Uses
The stem is eaten as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
It is eaten as a vegetable.
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Medicinal Uses
It is used in medicine.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in thickets and open woods between 600-1,600 m above sea level. In XTBG Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,
Notes
It is used in medicine. These were in the Periplocaceae. There is only one Myriopteron species.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Hmab kua mis, Txiv kub tshis
References (4)
- Engel, D.H., & Phummai, S., 2000, A Field Guide to Tropical Plants of Asia. Timber Press. p 210
- Heywood, V.H., Brummitt, R.K., Culham, A., and Seberg, O. 2007, Flowering Plant Families of the World. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. p 38
- Phatlamphu, N., et al, 2021, Ethnobotany of edible plants in Muang District, Kalasin Province, Thailand, Biodiversitas Vol. 22, No. 12 pp 5432-5444
- Whitney, C. W., et al, 2014, Conservation and Ethnobotanical Knowledge of a Hmong Community in Long Lan, Luang Prabang, Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Ethnobotany Research and Applications 12:643-658
