Acroglochin persicarioides

(Poiret) Moquin-Tandon

Qian zhen xian

Amaranthaceae Edible: Leaves 2 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Source: Wikipedia

Acroglochin persicarioides is a species of flowering plants in the plant family Amaranthaceae. It is distributed from the Himalayas to China. The systematic position of the genus Acroglochin in subfamily Betoideae is still uncertain.

Description

A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.

Edible Uses

The leaves are eaten with oil and salt and serve as a famine food.

Traditional Uses

The leaves are eaten with oil and salt.

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Distribution

It is a subtropical plant. It grows on the edges of forests and along rivers.

Where It Grows

Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet,

Other Information

It is a famine food.

Notes

Also put in the family Chenopodiaceae.

Synonyms

Amaranthus persicarioides PoiretAcroglochin chenopodioides Schrader

Also Known As

Fu hui tiao, Tieniliama

References (3)

Famine Foods.
Kang, Y., et al, 2014, Wild food plants used by the Tibetans of Gongba Valley (Zouqu country, Gansu, China) Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 10:20
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