Hemsleya macrosperma

C. Y. Wu

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Description

A pumpkin family plant with an enlarged tuber. The stems and branches are slender. The tendrils are 6-10 cm long. The leaves have 5-7 leaflets. The leaf stalk is 4-5 cm long. The leaflets are sword shaped with rounded teeth. The leaflets are 4-9 cm long by 1.5-3 cm wide. The fruit are oval and 3.5-5 cm across. The seeds are dark brown and oval. They are 9-11 mm long by 8-9 mm wide.

Edible Uses

The leaves are eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. In Yunnan.

Also Known As

A za ku zi

References (1)

Luo, B., et al, 2019, Wild edible plants collected by Hani from terraced rice paddy agroecosystem in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 15:56