Phytocrene palmata
Wall.
Palmate-leaf phytocrene
IcacinaceaeBark/Sap
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Sap - water
A watery, drinkable sap flows from the stems and can be consumed.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in hilly lowland forests up to 500 m above sea level.
Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, 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 creeper. The leaves are on the upper part of the branches. The are round to kidney shaped with lobes like fingers on a hand. The flowering shoots are in the axils of the leaves. There are 12-15 small flowers on a shoot. There are several fruit in a round head 7-10 cm across.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown from seeds.
Names & Synonyms
Akar kepajang
References (2)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 494
- Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 954
