Canthium monstrosum
(A. Rich.) Merr.
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Description
A shrub or small tree in the Rubiaceae family, distributed as a tropical plant.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Asia, Indonesia, Philippines, SE Asia,
Notes
There are about 200 Canthium species.
Synonyms
Plectronia monstrosa A. Rich.
Also Known As
Tadiang-anuang
References (3)
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 216
- Okigbo, B.N., Vegetables in Tropical Africa, in Opena, R.T. & Kyomo, M.L., 1990, Vegetable Research and development in SADCC countries. Asian Vegetable Research and development Centre. Taiwan. p 45
- www.theplantlist.org
