Glochidion blancoi
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Phyllanthaceae Edible: Leaves
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A tropical shrub in the Phyllanthaceae family that is cultivated as a food plant.
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Edible Uses
The young shoots and leaves are cooked and eaten.
Traditional Uses
The young shoots and leaves are cooked and eaten.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia,
Other Information
It is a cultivated food plant.
Notes
There are about 300 Glochidion species.
References (4)
- Arora, R. K., 2014, Diversity in Underutilized Plant Species - An Asia-Pacific Perspective. Bioversity International. p 40, p103
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 89, 192
- Terra, G.J.A., 1973, Tropical Vegetables. Communication 54e Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, p 49
- Zeven, A. C. & de West, J. M. J., 1982, Dictionary of cultivated plants and their regions of diversity. Wageningen. p 52
