Oxyceros horridus

Lour.

Rubiaceae Edible: Leaves 20 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A climbing shrub. The branches are curved. It grows 3-6 m tall. The leaves are simple and opposite. They are oblong and 6-10 cm long by 3-4 cm wide. The flowers are in a cluster in the axils of leaves. They are white but turn yellow. The fruit is a round berry.

Edible Uses

The leaves are eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, Cambodia, India, Indochina, Laos, SE Asia, Thailand,

Notes

The fruit is used as medicine.

Synonyms

Gardenia horrida (Lour.) Spreng.Griffithia siamensis Miq.Oxyceros pauciflorus (Ridl.) Turveng.Randia horrida (Lour.) Schult.Randia pauciflora var. horrida (Lour.) Pierre ex Pit.Randia pauciflora var. minor CraibRandia siamensis (Miq.) CraibRandia uncata Ridl.Solena horrida (Lour.) D. Dietr.Webera siamensis (Miq.) Kurz

Also Known As

Bai kat kaaw

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