Cypholophus nummularis
H. J. P. Winkl.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Fruit ?
The leaves and possibly the fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It was collected near Ok Tedi mine in PNG.
Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG,
Countries: Australia, Fiji, Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Samoa
How to Identify
A shrub in the nettle family (Urticaceae) growing to about 50 cm tall, found in tropical regions near Ok Tedi mine in Papua New Guinea.
References (2)
- Plants of Papua New Guinea LAE herbarium record
- Powell, J.M., Ethnobotany. In Paijmans, K., 1976, New Guinea Vegetation. Australian National University Press. p 109(As Cypholophus sp.)
