Spiradiclis bifida
Wall. ex Kurz
Rubiaceae Edible: Leaves
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Description
A herb. It grows 50 cm tall. The leaves are narrowly oval or oblong and 10-21 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. There are some hairs along the veins underneath. The flowering groups are 20 cm long.
Edible Uses
The leaves are boiled and eaten as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are boiled and eaten as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in wet places in forests. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bangladesh, China, Himalayas, India, Northeastern India, Tibet,
Synonyms
Dentella bifida Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. [Invalid]
Also Known As
Da ye luo xu cao, Mi-zu-ma, Sokho, Sokko
References (3)
- Li, S., et al, 2020, Monpa, memory, and change: an ethnobotanical study of plant use in Mêdog County, South-east Tibet, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. (2020) 16:5 p 23 (As Spiradiclis sp.)
- 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
