Maesa parvifolia
A. DC.
Primulaceae Edible: Vegetable, Leaves - tea
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Description
A shrub or climber. It grows 1-3 m tall. The branches are angular. The leaves are oval and 3-6 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves. The flowers are white.
Edible Uses
The leaves are used to make a tea drink.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are used for a tea drink.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in mixed forests and sunny hillsides between 400-1,700 m above sea level in southern China. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Africa, Asia, China, Indochina, SE Asia, Vietnam,
Notes
They are also put in the family Maesaceae. They are also put in the family Myrsinaceae.
Also Known As
Donla-nho, Don tra
References (2)
- Grubben, G. J. H. and Denton, O. A. (eds), 2004, Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. p 563
- Luo, B., et al, 2019, Wild edible plants collected by Hani from terraced rice paddy agroecosystem in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 15:56
