Gynura procumbens

Gynura procumbens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Gynura
Species: G. procumbens
Binomial name
Gynura procumbens
(Lour.) Merr. 1923
Synonyms[1]

Gynura procumbens (Also known as Sabuñgai or Sambung Nyawa[2][3]), sometimes called "longevity spinach," is an edible vine found in China, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Leaves are ovate-elliptic or lanceolate, 3.5 to 8 centimeters long, and 0.8 to 3.5 centimeters wide. Flowering heads are panicled, narrow, yellow, and 1 to 1.5 centimeters long.[4][5] The plant grows wild but is also cultivated as a vegetable or medicinal plant. Its young leaves are used for cooking, such as with meat and prawns in a vegetable soup.[6]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr.
  2. ↑ Bhore, Subhash J.; Ravichantar, Nithya; Loh, Chye Ying (1 November 2010). "Screening of endophytic bacteria isolated from leaves of Sambung Nyawa [Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr.] for cytokinin-like compounds". Bioinformation. 5 (5): 191–197. doi:10.6026/97320630005191. ISSN 0973-2063. PMC 3040498. PMID 21364796.
  3. ↑ Rosidah, null; Yam, Mun Fei; Sadikun, Amirin; Ahmad, Mariam; Akowuah, Gabriel Akyirem; Asmawi, Mohd Zaini (22 June 2009). "Toxicology evaluation of standardized methanol extract of Gynura procumbens". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 123 (2): 244–249. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2009.03.011. ISSN 1872-7573. PMID 19429368.
  4. ↑ Flora of China, Gynura procumbens (Loureiro) Merrill, 1923. 平卧菊三七 ping wo ju san qi
  5. ↑ Merrill, Elmer Drew. 1923. Enumeration of Philippine Flowering Plants 3: 618
  6. ↑ Tanaka, Yoshitaka; Van Ke, Nguyen (2007). Edible Wild Plants of Vietnam: The Bountiful Garden. Thailand: Orchid Press. p. 50. ISBN 9745240893.


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