Hydrocotyle siamica
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AraliaceaeLeaves
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The young leaves are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in limestone areas. It grows above 1,600 m above sea level.
Asia, India, Indochina, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,
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 herb. The leaves have 5 lobes and are irregular around the edges. They are 9 cm long and 10 cm wide. The flowers are in an umbel in the axils of the leaves.
Notes
Also put in the family Apiaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Phak nok
Hydrocotyle javanica var. siamica Hosseus
References (1)
- 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
