Aniseia martinicensis
(Jacq.) Choisy
Ulan puteh
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Summary
Source: WikipediaAniseia martinicensis is a species of herb climber in the Convolvulaceae family. Native to subtropical and tropical America, it has been introduced to the tropics and sub-tropics of the Pacific Islands, Australia, Asia, and Africa. It is usually eaten as a supplementary vegetable. Even though it grows around the world, in a variety of habitats, it is a rare plant.
Description
A small climber which is woody at the base. It is slender. It grows 1.5 m tall. It can grow from seed each year or keep growing from year to year. The leaf blades are narrowly sword shaped. They are 4-8 cm long by 2 cm wide. The flowers are white and bell shaped. The fruit is oval and 1.5-2 cm long. It has a large calyx around it. The seeds are 4-6 mm across.
Edible Uses
The leaves are used as a vegetable. The whole plant is eaten during times of food shortage.
Traditional Uses
The whole plant is eaten in times of food shortage. The leaves are used as a vegetable.
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Medicinal Uses
The leaves of the species are sometimes gathered as a vegetable, particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia. The seeds are used in a traditional medicine system. In Cambodia, during the famine years of the Khmer Rouge, the whole plant, stem included, was cooked and eaten. It is still used as supplementary vegetable (when diversity of food is desired) in the 'flooded village' (of Stilt houses) of Peam Ta Our, in the Tonle Sap floodplain, Puok District, Siem Reap province, it is eaten raw or cooked in soups.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It can be in swamps or open forests. It grows near sea level. It is mostly near the coast.
Where It Grows
Africa, Asia, Australia, Cambodia, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Central America*, Congo DR, Dominican Republic, East Africa, Fiji, Gabon, Guiana, Guianas, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Martinique, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, North America, Pacific, Puerto Rico, SE Asia, Sierra Leone, South America, Suriname, Tonga, Venezuela, West Africa, West Indies*,
Other Information
It is a famine food.
Notes
There are 5 Aniseia species.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Anndat trakuet, Lidah patong, Lotombo, Venthiruthali, Vor andatt trokourt
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