Polygonum auriculatum
Meissn.
Polygonaceae Edible: Fruit, Leaves
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Yiching Lin
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Yiching Lin
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Yiching Lin
Description
A herb or shrub. It has a woody base and puts up soft shoots. It can be scrambling. The leaves are 8-15 cm long. They are oval. There can be hairs on the veins underneath. The flowers are white or pink. The fruit are small 3 sided nutlets.
Edible Uses
The young leaves are cooked and eaten.
Traditional Uses
The young leaves are cooked and eaten.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Himalayas, India, Northeastern India,
Notes
Polygonum auriculatum Makino and Polygonum auriculatum Meisner are different plants. Polygonum auriculatum Makino is now Polygonum praetermissum Hook.f.;
Synonyms
Polygonum chinense var. ovalifolium Meissn.
Also Known As
Indrani, Torckumbuk
References (3)
- Murtem, G. & Chaudhrey, P., 2016, An ethnobotanical note on wild edible plants of Upper Eastern Himalaya, India. Brazilian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2016, v. 3, no. 5, p. 63-81
- Patiri, B. & Borah, A., 2007, Wild Edible Plants of Assam. Geethaki Publishers. p 114 (As Polygonum auriculatum)
- Sarma, H., et al, 2010, Updated Estimates of Wild Edible and Threatened Plants of Assam: A Meta-analysis. International Journal of Botany 6(4): 414-423 (As Polygonum auriculatum)
