Oxyspora paniculata
(D. Don) DC.
Long-tang, Angerig
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Stem
The ripe fruit are eaten raw, and the young stem is eaten after removing the bark.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. In Nepal they grow between 1300-2000 m altitude. In Northeastern India it grows from 800-2,200 m above sea level. They are common in wet ravines. It grows on stream banks and in moist places.
Asia, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hawaii, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal*, Northeastern India, Pacific, SE Asia, USA, Vietnam,
How to Identify
A shrub. It grows about 3 m high. It has spreading branches. The branches are covered with star shaped hairs. The leaves have stalks. The leaves are 15-25 cm long. The leaves are oval and with shallow rounded teeth. Leaves are round at the base. The flowers are small and deep pink. The fruit is a capsule. It is oval but cut off at the tip.
How to Grow
Plants are grown from seed.
Production
In China plants flower in July to September and fruit January to May.
Names & Synonyms
Bakhra kane, Dasa, Lote phool, Pokeerjali
References (7)
- Maikhuri, R, K, and Gangwar, A. K., 1993, Ethnobiological Notes on the Khasi and Garo Tribes of Meghalaya, Northeast India, Economic Botany, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 345-357
- Manandhar, N.P., 2002, Plants and People of Nepal. Timber Press. Portland, Oregon. p 344
- Murtem, G. & Chaudhrey, P., 2016, An ethnobotanical note on wild edible plants of Upper Eastern Himalaya, India. Brazilian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2016, v. 3, no. 5, p. 63-81 (Appears to be confused with Oreocnide integrifolia)
- Prodr. 3:123. 1828
- Srivastava, R. C., 2010, Traditional knowledge of Nyishi (Daffla) tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 9(1):26-37
- Staples, G.W. and Herbst, D.R., 2005, A tropical Garden Flora. Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. p 397
- Tsering, J., et al, 2017, Ethnobotanical appraisal on wild edible plants used by the Monpa community of Arunchal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol 16(4), October 2017, pp 626-637
