Trichodesma khasianum

Clarke

BoraginaceaeLeaves

Trichodesma khasianum

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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Trichodesma khasianum

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Conveyor Belt

What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves - food wrapping

The leaves are used to wrap millet cakes.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Asia, Taiwan,

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 temperate herb in the Boraginaceae family, with leaves traditionally used as a food wrapping.

References (1)

Kuo, W. H. J., (Ed.) Taiwan's Ethnobotanical Database (1900-2000), http://tk.agron.ntu.edu.tw/ethnobot/DB1.htm

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