Rostellularia procumbens
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Carp scale
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are eaten with oil and salt and used to flavour bamboo shoots.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Asia, China, Malaysia, SE Asia,
How to Identify
A small tropical herb in the Acanthaceae family with edible leaves. It is used as a famine food in tropical regions.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Rostellularia procumbens, commonly known as water willow (Marathi: करंबल, romanized: Karambal, पित्तपापडा, Pitpapada, कलमाशी, Kalmashi,Tamil: கோடகசாலை, romanized: Kōṭakacālai), is a small flowering plant belonging to the Acanthaceae family. It is native to the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, China, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, the Philippines, Japan, and Korea. It is found in higher elevations, commonly in humid areas. The leaves' juice can be squeezed in the eyes in cases of ophthalmia.
Other Information
It is a famine food.
Notes
There are 20 Rostellularia species.
Names & Synonyms
References (5)
- 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 1949 (Rostellaria procumbens)
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- Setiya, A. V., et al, 2016, Exploration and documentation of some wild edible plants used by the aboriginals from Gadchiroli District (M.S.) India. International Advanced Research Journal in Science, Engineering and Technology. 3(7)
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- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
