Polygonum limbatum

Meissn.

Mangalleta, Marang, Sukuripota

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. It grows in wet wooded places.

Angola, Asia, Central Africa, Egypt, Gambia, India, Nigeria, North Africa, Senegal, West Africa,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Benin, Brunei, Bhutan, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, China, Cape Verde, Algeria, Egypt, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Libya, Morocco, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mauritania, Maldives, Malaysia, Niger, Nigeria, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A plant which keeps growing from year to year. The stems are hairy at first. They are 80-120 cm long. The leaves are sword shaped and 8-10 cm long. They have short hairs on both sides.

Notes

There are about 50 Polygonum species.

References (3)

Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 479
Singh, H.B., Arora R.K.,1978, Wild edible Plants of India. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. p 33
Thiselton-Dywer, W.T., (Ed.), 1913, Flora of Tropical Africa. Vol VI-section 1. Reeve, p 108

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