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Melientha
Melientha suavis (leaves and flowers)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Opiliaceae
Genus: Melientha
Pierre
Species: M. suavis
Binomial name
Melientha suavis
Pierre
Synonyms

Melientha acuminata Merr.

Descriptions

Melientha is a genus of plants in the family Opiliaceae described as a genus in 1888.

The genus contains only one known species, Melientha suavis, native to Southeast Asia (Mindanao, Sabah, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam).

Varieties
  1. Melientha suavis subsp. macrocarpa Hiepko - Sabah
  2. Melientha suavis subsp. suavis - Mindanao, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

Uses

Vietnamese Milentha soup

In Vietnam, the plant is called Rau Sắng. It is considered a food delicacy. In Thailand the plant is known as ผักหวานป่า (/phak waan paa/). Its leaves are considered a food delicacy.

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Pierre, Jean Baptiste Louis. 1888. Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris 1: 762-763 descriptions in Latin, commentary in French
  3. Tropicos Melientha Pierre
Taxon identifiers
Melientha


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