Rorippa sarmentosa
(DC.) Macbride
Polynesian cress
BrassicaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are cooked and eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. In Fiji it grows from sea level to about 600 m altitude. It grows in wet places.
American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Easter Island, Fiji, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Marquesas, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Niue, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Peru, Rotuma, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South America, Tonga, Tuvalu, USA, Vanuatu ?,
Countries: Argentina, American Samoa, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Cook Islands, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Fiji, Micronesia, French Guiana, Guyana, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Nauru, Niue, New Zealand, Peru, French Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Paraguay, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vanuatu, Samoa
How to Identify
A cabbage family herb with a short stem. It grows 15-50 cm high. The flowers are small and white or pale yellow. The fruit are pods about 1.5-3 cm long.
Notes
There are about 70 Rorippa species.
Names & Synonyms
A'atasi, Lita, Longrunner, Matori, Mouku, Rongomi, Sewathi
Cardamine sarmentosa SolanderNasturtium sarmentosum Schinz. & Guillaumin
References (8)
- Barrau, J., 1976, Subsistence Agriculture in Melanesia. Bernice P. Bishop Museu, Bulletin 219 Honolulu Hawaii. Kraus reprint. p 57 (As Nasturtium sarmentosum)
- Barrau, J., 1976, Subsistence Agriculture in Polynesia and Micronesia. Bernice P. Bishop Museu, Bulletin 223 Honolulu Hawaii. Kraus reprint. p 58 (As Nasturtium sarmentosum)
- Franklin, J., Keppel, G., & Whistler, W., 2008, The vegetation and flora of Lakeba, Nayau and Aiwa Islands, Central Lau Group, Fiji. Micronesica 40(1/2): 169–225, 2008
- Liefting, A., et al, Samoan plant names. http://en.wikipedia.org
- Massal, E. and Barrau, J., 1973, Food Plants of the South Sea Islands. SPC Technical Paper No 94. Noumea, New Caledonia. p 35
- Smith, A.C., 1981, Flora Vitiensis Nova: A New flora of Fiji, Hawai Botanical Gardens, USA Vol 2 p 710
- Thaman, R. R, 2016, The flora of Tuvalu. Atoll Research Bulletin No. 611. Smithsonian Institute p 74
- Zizka, G., 1991, Flowering Plants of Easter Island. Palmarum Hortus Francofurtensis
