Erythropalum
Erythropalum scandens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Olacaceae
Genus: Erythropalum
Blume
Species:
E. scandens
Binomial name
Erythropalum scandens
Synonyms

Modeccopsis vaga Griff.
Mackaya populifolia Arn.
Erythropalum vagum (Griff.) Mast.
Erythropalum triandrum Quisumb. & Merr.
Erythropalum populifolium Mast.
Erythropalum grandifolium Elmer
Decastrophia inconspicua Griff.
Dactylium vagum Griff.

Erythropalum is a monotypic genus containing the species Erythropalum scandens[1] and currently placed in Erythropalaceae section of the family Olacaceae. Its native range is India and S. China and Indo-China to Malesia, with no subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life.[2] Its name in Vietnamese is dây hương or bò khai.

In Vietnam, E. scandens leaves may be used as a vegetable in some soups and stir fry dishes.

References

  1. ↑ Blume CL (1826) Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 15: 922.
  2. ↑ Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A., Didžiulis V. (ed) (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 22 December 2019. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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