Ipomoea cf. congesta
R. Br.
Thua tum huu, Morning glory
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Fruit
The shoots are blanched and added to curries, and the young fruits are also used in curries.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Asia, Indochina, SE Asia, Thailand,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A climber. The stem is woody near the base and is branched. The leaves are broadly oval. They can have 3 lobes. They are 5-17 cm long and 3.5-16 cm wide. The leaf stalk is 2-18 cm long. The fruit is a round capsule 1 cm across. There are 4 brown seeds inside.
Notes
There are about 500 Ipomoea species.
References (1)
- Jacquat, C., 1990, Plants from the Markets of Thailand. D.K. Book House p 93
