Mycetia longifolia
(Wall.) O. Kuntze
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Description
A shrub. It grows 2 m tall. The leaves are narrowly oval or sword shaped an 5-18 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. The flowers are tube shaped and yellow. The fruit are a flattened round shape and 4-5 mm across.
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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Medicinal Uses
The plant is used traditionally for the treatment of pain, inflammation, ulcers, wounds, and lipomas (tumor).
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Northeastern India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, SE Asia,
Synonyms
Adenosacme longifolia (Wall.) Hook.f.Rondeletia longifolia Wall.Wendlandia longifolia (Wall.) DC.
Also Known As
Tangmge
References (3)
- Flora of China
- 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
