Trichodesma khasianum
Clarke
Boraginaceae Edible: Leaves - food wrapping
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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Description
A temperate herb in the Boraginaceae family, with leaves traditionally used as a food wrapping.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are used to wrap millet cakes.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are used to wrap millet cakes.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Taiwan,
References (1)
- Kuo, W. H. J., (Ed.) Taiwan's Ethnobotanical Database (1900-2000), http://tk.agron.ntu.edu.tw/ethnobot/DB1.htm