Pilea bracteosa
Wedd.
Urticaceae Edible: Leaves
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Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has stolons or runners. It grows 15-30 cm tall. The leaves are oval and 3-9 cm long by 2-4 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. In China it grows in moist places in broad-leaved forests between 1,800-2,800 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Nepal, Northeastern India, Sikkim,
Also Known As
Gongi, Guge
References (4)
- Flora of China @ efloras.org Volume 5
- 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
- Srivastava, R. C., 2009, Traditional knowledge of Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh on plants. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 8(2): 146-153
- Srivastava, R. C., 2010, Traditional knowledge of Nyishi (Daffla) tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 9(1):26-37
