Pothos papuanus
Becc. ex Engl.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Shoots
The fruit and shoots are boiled and eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in swampy lowlands.
Asia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, PNG, SE Asia, Solomon Islands,
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, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A climber or vine. Some shoots are climbing and some side shoots hang free. Flowers develop of the side branches. The leaves are pale green and 6-12 cm long by 1.2-3.5 cm wide. They taper towards the tip. The flowers can occur singly or in groups of 3. The flowers are 1.1 mm across. The fruit are 2 cm long by 9 mm wide. The fruit are yellow and ripen to red.
Names & Synonyms
Gambia, Gambiangi, Kambiandi
Pothos albertisii Engl.Pothos quinquevenosus Alderw.
References (2)
- Boyce, P. C. & Hay, A., 2001, A taxonomic revision of Araceae tribe Potheae (Pothos, Pothoidium and Pedicellarum) for Malesia, Australia and the tropical Western Pacific. Telopea 9(3): p 485
- Leach, G. J., 1988, Bush Food Plants of the Blackwater and Karawari Rivers Area, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Science in New Guinea 14(2). p 104 (As Pothos albertisii)
