Iodes scandens
(Becc.) Utteridge & Byng
IcacinaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The young leaves are cooked and eaten with taro to add flavour.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It is used in Bougainville as a flavouring.
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 climbing plant. It can be 35 m long. The stems are 8 cm across. The stems are slender and initially hairy. The leaves are opposite. They are 7-15 cm long by 4-9 cm wide. The edges are slightly curved back. The flowers are in groups 3-9 cm long in the axils of leaves. The fruit is a flattened oval shape and 2 cm long by 1.5 cm wide.
How to Grow
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
Names & Synonyms
Iodes sogerensis Baker f.Polyporandra hansemannii Engl.Polyporandra scandens Becc.
References (2)
- Flora Malesia (As Polyporandra scandens)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
