Pollia secundiflora

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Pollia

CommelinaceaeFruit

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The round fruits are edible.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. It grows in the tropics in Asia. It occurs on the floor of the forest. In Yunnan.

Asia, China, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,

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 herb with soft leaves. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems are erect ad 20 cm tall by 7 mm thick. It has some white hairs. The leaves do not have stalks. The leaves are 20 cm long by 5 cm wide. They are hairy underneath. The fruit are round and 6 mm across.

Notes

They are about 26 Pollia species. They grow throughout the tropics.

Names & Synonyms

Pokok seburas, Pokok tebok keluweh

Commelina secundifora BlumePollia sorzogonensis Endl.

References (4)

Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 475
Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 2 (I-Z) p 1816
Foxworthy, 1922, Mal. For Rec. 2 p 207
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

What to Eat

Where to Find It

How to Identify

Notes

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