Neanotis hirsuta
(L. f.) Miq.
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Description
A small herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has a bad smell when crushed. The stems lie along the ground and have thin hairs. The stems are green with some tinges of red and form roots at the nodes. The stems are 15-75 cm long. The leaves are opposite and have short stalks. They are oval and dark green above and more pale underneath. They are 1-5 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. The leaf stalks have a furrow and narrow wings. The flowering shoot are in the axils of leaves with 2-10 flowers. The flowers are small and funnel shaped and yellowish-white. The fruit is a flattened capsule 2-3 mm across. They have many small seeds.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten as a relish and cooked as a vegetable. The unpleasant smell of the raw plant disappears when cooked.
Traditional Uses
It is eaten as a relish. It is cooked and eaten. The smell disappears when cooked.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. In Indonesia it grows from 700 m above sea level into the high mountains. It is best is humus rich soil. It grows in wet sites near streams and in forests between 500-1,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, Cambodia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pacific, Pakistan, SE Asia, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Vietnam,
Cultivation
It can be grown by seeds.
Propagation
Seed - Division
Synonyms
Also Known As
Chukut kahitutan, Kahitutan, Kasimukan, Kesembukan lemah, Ringitan, Ringgitan gunung, Sembukan lemah
References (5)
- Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 33 (As Anotis hirsuta)
- Flora of Solomon Islands
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 216 (As Anotis hirsuta)
- Ochse, J. J. et al, 1931, Vegetables of the Dutch East Indies. Asher reprint. p 629 (As Anotis hirsuta)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
