Rivea ornata
Choisy
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Flowers
The leaves and young shoots are eaten as a vegetable, and the flowers are eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. In Nepal it grows between 250-460 m above sea level.
Asia, Himalayas, India, Myanmar, Nepal, SE Asia, Sri Lanka,
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 slightly climbing herb. The leaves are rounded and flat. They are deeply heart shaped at the base. They have a white coating underneath. The flowers are in groups of 1-3 in the axils of leaves. They are tube shaped and 6 cm long. The fruit is a yellow berry.
Nutrition Score: 3/100
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoots | — | — | 11.6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Names & Synonyms
Boddi kura, Bodditige, Muchuddai, Phand, Phanji nijat, Phanji
Convolvulus ornatus (Roxb.) Wall.
References (5)
- Ambasta S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 527
- Macmillan, H.F. (Revised Barlow, H.S., et al), 1991, Tropical Planting and Gardening. Sixth edition. Malayan Nature Society. Kuala Lumpur. p 356
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 187
- Nilegaonkar, S., et al, 1985, Nutritional Evaluation of some wild food plants from the Pune and Nieghbouring districts, Maharashtra state: Part 1. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol. 6 No. 3 pp 629-635
- Reddy, K. N. et al, 2007, Traditional knowledge on wild food plants in Andhra Pradesh. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol. 6(1): 223-229
