Isodon coetsa
(Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Kudo
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Description
A small shrub. It can grow 2 m tall. It has many branches. The leaves on the stem are opposite. The leaves are oval and 3-9 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. There are teeth along the edges. The flowering panicles are 5-15 cm long and there are 3-5 flowers.
Edible Uses
The leaves are used for tea and the plant is cooked with meat as a potherb.
Traditional Uses
The plant is cooked with meat as a potherb. The leaves are used for tea.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Synonyms
Elsholtzia javanica BlumePlectranthus coetsa Buch.-Ham. ex Don.Rabdosia coetsoides C. Y. Wuand several others
Also Known As
Nu ha ma
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 (As Rabdosia coetsoides)
