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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]
Synonymy
  • Cacalia cylindriflora Wall.
  • Cacalia finlaysoniana Wall.
  • Cacalia procumbens Lour. 1790
  • Cacalia reclinata Roxb.
  • Cacalia sarmentosa Lesch. ex Blume
  • Crassocephalum baoulense (Hutch. & Dalziel) Milne-Redh.
  • Crassocephalum latifolium S.Moore
  • Gynura affinis Turcz.
  • Gynura agusanensis Elmer
  • Gynura baoulensis Hutch. & Dalziel
  • Gynura buntingii S.Moore
  • Gynura cavaleriei Levl.
  • Gynura clementis Merr.
  • Gynura finlaysoniana DC.
  • Gynura latifolia (S.Moore) Elmer
  • Gynura lobbiana Turcz.
  • Gynura piperi Merr.
  • Gynura pubigera Bold.
  • Gynura sarmentosa (Blume) DC.
  • Gynura scabra Turcz.
  • Senecio baoulensis A.Chev.
  • Senecio mindoroensis Elmer

Gynura procumbens (Sabuñgai), 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.[2][3] 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.[4]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr.
  2. ^ Flora of China, Gynura procumbens (Loureiro) Merrill, 1923. 平卧菊三七 ping wo ju san qi
  3. ^ Merrill, Elmer Drew. 1923. Enumeration of Philippine Flowering Plants 3: 618
  4. ^ 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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