Gynura bicolor
(Roxb. ex Willd.) DC.
Asteraceae
Cacalia bicolor Roxb. ex Willd.
Gynura angulosa Hance
Senecio bicolor Sch.Bip.
Senecio moluccanus Roxb.
Common Name:
Leaves
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Leaves
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General Information
Gynura bicolor is a herbaceous, perennial plant with erect stems growing 50 - 100cm tall. The stems are rather woody at their base[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
The leaves are sometimes gathered from the wild for local consumption.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
E. Asia - southern China, Japan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand.
Habitat
Forests on slopes, rocky or wet places by rivers; at elevations from 600 - 1,500 metres in China[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.75 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Young leaves and shoots - cooked as a vegetable, added to soups etc[
301- Title
- Cornucopia II
- Publication
-
- Author
- Facciola. S.
- Publisher
- Kampong Publications, California.
- Year
- 1998
- ISBN
- 0-9628087-2-5
- Description
- The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.
]. In Japan, the succulent foliage is eaten flavoured with a sauce of saki, shoyu and vinegar[
301- Title
- Cornucopia II
- Publication
-
- Author
- Facciola. S.
- Publisher
- Kampong Publications, California.
- Year
- 1998
- ISBN
- 0-9628087-2-5
- Description
- The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.
]. A nutritious vegetable, it is commonly consumed in parts of India[
1775- Title
- Trace elements and antioxidant activity of six wild edible plants that are widely consumed by ethnic tribes of Aruna
- Publication
- Indian J. Agric. Res., 52 (1) 2018 : 85-88
- Author
- Medak B. & Singha L.B.
- Website
- http://10.18805/IJARe.A-4755
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 0367-8245
- Description
-
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
Cuttings of half-ripe wood[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
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with help from
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