Mayodendron igneum
(Kurz) Kurz
Tree jasmine
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Flowers
The flowers are cooked and eaten as a vegetable, used in stir-fried dishes, and added to curries. Leaves are also edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. In Borneo it grows between 100-1,900 m above sea level. In XTBG Yunnan.
Asia, China, Indochina, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, SE Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam,
How to Identify
A tree. It grows up to 20 m tall. The bark is smooth. The leaves are compound. They are twice divided. They are 60 cm long. There are side leaflets then small leaflet stalks about 5 mm long with a leaflet at the end. The flowers are on old stems. There are 5-13 flowers in a group. The fruit is a capsule up to 45 cm long and it is twisted. It splits and opens. There are many flat seeds. They have wings at both ends.
Other Information
It is a cultivated food plant. It is sold in local markets.
Names & Synonyms
A ci ma ha nen, Agayit-ni, Guo te guo me a ye, Hpun-hpawk, Huo shao hua, Lao bie, Luobi, Jie tong, Ledoulebo, Mai-pyit, Nia long fan, Ntoo paj lab, Sumhtung, Sumtungh-kyeng
References (10)
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- Liu, Yi-tao, & Long, Chun-Lin, 2002, Studies on Edible Flowers Consumed by Ethnic Groups in Yunnan. Acta Botanica Yunnanica. 24(1):41-56
- Luo, B., et al, 2019, Wild edible plants collected by Hani from terraced rice paddy agroecosystem in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 15:56
- Slik, F., www.asianplant.net
- Thitiprasert, W., et al, 2007, Country report on the State of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in Thailand (1997-2004). FAO p 95 (As Radermachera ignea)
- Whitney, C. W., et al, 2014, Conservation and Ethnobotanical Knowledge of a Hmong Community in Long Lan, Luang Prabang, Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Ethnobotany Research and Applications 12:643-658 (As Radermachera ignea)
- www.pang-soong-lodge.com website (As Radermachera ignea)
- Xu, You-Kai, et al, 2004, Wild Vegetable Resources and Market Survey in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China. Economic Botany. 58(4): 647-667.
