Gymnema syringaefolium
(Decne) Costantin
Apocynaceae Edible: Leaves
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Description
A climbing shrub in the Apocynaceae family, found in tropical regions and cultivated for its edible leaves.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten raw in salads, cooked as a vegetable, and used to flavour fish dishes.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are eaten to flavour fish. They are cooked and eaten as a vegetable and also eaten raw in salads.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Malaysia, SE Asia, Timor,
Other Information
It is cultivated.
Notes
There are about 25 Gymnema species.
Synonyms
Bidaria syringifolia DecneMarsdenia syringaefolia Decne
Also Known As
Sajor pepe
References (6)
- Arora, R. K., 2014, Diversity in Underutilized Plant Species - An Asia-Pacific Perspective. Bioversity International. p 40
- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 1 (A-H) p 1135
- Heyne, K., 1927, p 1295
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 177
- Terra, G.J.A., 1973, Tropical Vegetables. Communication 54e Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, p 49
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- Zeven, A. C. & de West, J. M. J., 1982, Dictionary of cultivated plants and their regions of diversity. Wageningen. p 50
