Elatostema macintyrei
Dunn
UrticaceaeLeaves
What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Vegetable
The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in dark damp places near streams. It grows between 200-2,000 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, 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 or small shrub. It can grow to 1.2 m tall. The stems are erect and branched. The leaves are alternate and do not have stinging hairs. The leaves are obliquely oval and 10-18 cm long by 5-8 cm wide.
Names & Synonyms
Laozhong
References (2)
- Flora of China @ efloras.org Volume 5
- Xu, You-Kai, et al, 2004, Wild Vegetable Resources and Market Survey in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China. Economic Botany. 58(4): 647-667.
