Lophopetalum wallichii
Kurz
Celastraceae Edible: Leaves
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Description
A tropical tree of the Celastraceae family with broadly oval leaves, found growing in rice paddies in Asia.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in rice paddies.
Where It Grows
Asia, India, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, SE Asia, Vietnam,
Notes
It is an unresolved name in The Plant List.
Synonyms
Solenospermum wallichii (Kurz) Loes.
Also Known As
Kok sii khok, Mon-daing-bin, Thit-payaung, Thut-pha-yaung, Ye thabye
