Hyptianthera stricta

(Roxb. ex Schult.) Wight & Arn.

Rubiaceae Edible: Leaves 3 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-8 m tall. The branches are flattened and angled. The leaves are oblong and 5-15 cm long by 1-5 cm wide. The flowers are small and white. The fruit are yellowish-green berries. They are 8-9 mm longb by 5-6 mm wide.

Edible Uses

The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable, and are sold in local markets.

Traditional Uses

The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests, along streams and on mountains between 100-1,500 m above sea level. In Yunnan.

Where It Grows

Asia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, SE Asia, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam,

Other Information

Leaves are sold in local markets.

Notes

There is only one Hyptianthera species.

Synonyms

Hypobathrum strictum (Roxb. ex Schult.) KurzHyptianthera bracteata CraibMacrocnemum strictum Roxb. ex Schult.Randia stricta (Roxb. ex Schult.) Roxb.Rondeletia stricta (Roxb. ex Schult.) RothSolena stricta (Roxb. ex Schult.) D. Dietr.

Also Known As

Kyetyo, Pashuang

References (3)

Hui, Y. H., Handbook of Food Science, Technology, and Engineering. Volume 2. Table 98:5 (As Hyptianthera bracteata)
Puff, C & Chayamarit, K., 2008, Additions to "Rubiaceae of Thailand. A pictorial guide to indigenous and cultivated genera" Thai For. Bull. 36:70-80, 2008
Xu, You-Kai, et al, 2004, Wild Vegetable Resources and Market Survey in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China. Economic Botany. 58(4): 647-667.