Maesa ramentacea
Wall.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves and shoots are used as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in sparse broad-leaved forests and shady places along stream banks. It grows between 300-1,700 m above sea level in southern China. In Yunnan.
Asia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indochina, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, SE Asia, Vietnam,
How to Identify
A shrub. It grows 2-3 m tall. The branches are angular. The leaves are oval and 8-16 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The flowers are in panicles in the axils of leaves. They are white.
Notes
They are also put in the family Maesaceae. They are also put in the family Myrsinaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Bol-jakhandok thebeloa, Diengsoh-eit-iar, Dong mac, Don hong, Jia jymborrmen, Kaung-nyin, Kokkidi, Lajachio, Moricha, Nga-nwa, Noa moricha, Seketia
References (3)
- Ambasta S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 349
- Kumar, Y J. et al, 1987, Further Contribution to the Ethnobotany of Meghalaya: Plants used by "War jaintia" of Jaintia Hill District. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol 11 No. 1 pp 65-
- Pasha, M. K. & Uddin, S. B., 2019, Minor Edible Fruits of Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 26(2): 299–313
