Triumfetta bartramia
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MalvaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The young leaves are cooked and eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Asia, Himalayas, India, Niue, 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, Niue, 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 keeps growing from year to year. It grows 0.3-1.8 m tall. The leaves are oval or sword shaped. The flowers are in dense clusters and are yellow. The fruit capsule is 5-6 mm across. It is covered with hooked bristles.
Notes
These have also been in the Tiliaceae.
References (2)
- Badhwar, R. L., & Fernandez, R. R., 2011, Edible Wild Plants of the Himalayas. Daya Publishing House, New Delhi, India.
- Wild edible plants of Himachal Pradesh
