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Triumfetta bartramia

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Description

A herb or small shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 0.3-1.8 m tall. The leaves are oval or sword shaped. The flowers are in dense clusters and are yellow. The fruit capsule is 5-6 mm across. It is covered with hooked bristles.

Edible Uses

The young leaves are cooked and eaten.

Traditional Uses

The young leaves are cooked and eaten.

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Distribution

It is a subtropical plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, Himalayas, India, Niue, Northeastern India,

Notes

These have also been in the Tiliaceae.

References (2)

  • Badhwar, R. L., & Fernandez, R. R., 2011, Edible Wild Plants of the Himalayas. Daya Publishing House, New Delhi, India.
  • Wild edible plants of Himachal Pradesh

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