Neptunia javanica
Miq.
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Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The leave are compound and twice divided. The flowers are yellow.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. They grow in ground or floating in water.
Where It Grows
Asia, Cambodia, Indochina, Indonesia, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,
Notes
Also as Mimosaceae.
Synonyms
Desmanthus acinaciformis Span.Neptunia acinaciformis (Span.) Miq.Neptunia acinaciformis WindlerNeptunia robertsonii Raizada
Also Known As
Hti-ga-yon-gale, Phak kased kok
References (1)
- Cruz-Garcia, G. S., & Price, L. L., 2011, Ethnobotanical investigation of 'wild' food plants used by rice farmers in Kalasin, Northeast Thailand. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 7:33
