Phlogacanthus quadrangularis
(Hook.) Heine
AcanthaceaeFlowers
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Flowers
The flowers are eaten as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Asia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Northeastern India,
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 small shrub. It grows 1 m tall. The stems are thin. The leaves are 13-15 cm long by 6-7 cm wide. They are narrow oval and taper to the tip.
Names & Synonyms
Baheka
References (1)
- Dutta, B., et al, 2016, Diversity and Ethnobotany of the Genus Phlogacanthus Nees in Assam, India. Int. J. Life. Sci. Scienti. Res., 2(4):472-477
