Ophiorrhiza medogensis

H. Li

Rubiaceae Edible: Plant, Vegetable

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Description

A herb or small shrub. It grows 60 cm tll. The stems have a brown coating. The leaves are in unequal pairs. The leaves are an oval or sword shape. They are 6-14 cm long by 2.2-5.5 cm wide. There are many flowers in a congested group. The capsules are 5 mm long by 10 mm wide.

Edible Uses

The plant is used as a vegetable.

Distribution

It is a subtropical plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, Tibet,

Also Known As

Ming-zi-ma-mu

References (1)

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 22