Thladiantha cordifolia

(Blume) Cogn.

Cucurbitaceae Edible: Leaves, Vegetable 26 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A vine. It is a climbing plant. It is hairy. The stems are robust, branched and angular. The leaves are oval or heart shaped and 8-15 cm long by 6-11 cm wide. It has simple tendrils. Male flowers occur as 3 or more together and female flowers occur singly. The fruit are oblong and 3-5 cm long by 2-3 cm wide.

Edible Uses

Leaves are cooked as a vegetable, typically by boiling.

Traditional Uses

The leaves are cooked as a vegetable. They are boiled.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows near streams and in forests between 800-2,600 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Where It Grows

Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,

Synonyms

Luffa cordifolia BumeThladiantha calcarata C. B. ClarkeThladiantha omeiensis ex T. Y. ZhuThladiantha tonkinensis Gagnep.Trichosanthes javanica Miq.and others

Also Known As

Ban karayla, Kang-mang, Nyomrang payin

References (4)

Kar, A., et al, 2013, Wild Edible Plant Resources used by the Mizos of Mizoram, India. Kathmandu University Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology. Vol. 9, No. 1, July, 2013, 106-126
Mukhia, P.K., et al, 2013, Wild plants as Non Wood Forest Products used by the rural community of Dagana, a southern foothill district of Bhutan, SAARC Journal, 27 pages
Taram, M., et al, 2018, Wild Food Plant Resources of Komkar Adi Tribe of Upper Siang District in Arunachal Pradesh, India. Bulletin of Arunachal Forest Research, Vol. 33(2), 27-35
Xu, You-Kai, et al, 2004, Wild Vegetable Resources and Market Survey in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China. Economic Botany. 58(4): 647-667.