Telectadium edule
H. Baill.
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Description
A tropical shrub in the Aristolochiaceae family that grows in rocky areas along the Mekong, tolerating both wet season inundation and dry season drought conditions.
Edible Uses
The flowers are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in rocky areas along the Mekong. It can grow partially or fully under water in the wet season and then exposed to arid conditions in the dry season.
Where It Grows
Asia, Cambodia, Indochina, Laos, SE Asia, Thailand,
Production
Plants flower in the dry season.
Also Known As
Pkar ondaeng
References (1)
- www.mekongwetlands.org/assets/BIODIVERSITY/Cambodia
