Osmoxylon palmatum
(Lamk.) Philipson
Daun gurita
AraliaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves and stems are used as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, SE Asia,
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 tree. The leaves are clustered near the ends of branches. The flowers are in a compound group at the ends of branches. The fruit are round and fleshy and 1 cm across.
Medicinal Uses
The leaves are used as a treatment against gonorrhoea.
Notes
There are about 50 Osmoxylon species.
Names & Synonyms
Daun gurita
Aralia palmata Lamk.Boerlagiodendron palmatum (Zip. ex Boerl.) HarmsTrevesia moluccana Miq.
References (6)
- Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 60 (As Boerlagiodendron palmatum)
- H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(8):31. 1894 (As Boerlagiodendron palmatum)
- Flora malesiana ser. 1, 9:42. 1979
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 176 (As Boerlagiodendron palmatum)
- Philipson, W.R., 1979, Araliaceae in Flora Malesiana 9(1) p 42
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
