Difference between revisions of "Rumex (PROSEA Vegetables)"
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== Major species and synonyms == | == Major species and synonyms == | ||
| − | * ''Rumex acetosa'' L. | + | * ''[[Rumex acetosa]]'' L. |
| − | * ''Rumex hydrolapathum'' Hudson. | + | * ''[[Rumex hydrolapathum]]'' Hudson. |
| − | * ''Rumex patientia'' L. | + | * ''[[Rumex patientia]]'' L. |
| − | * ''Rumex rugosus'' Campdera, synonym: ''R. ambiguus'' Gren. | + | * ''[[Rumex rugosus]]'' Campdera, synonym: ''R. ambiguus'' Gren. |
| − | * ''Rumex sagittatus'' Thunberg. | + | * ''[[Rumex sagittatus]]'' Thunberg. |
| − | * ''Rumex vesicarius'' L. | + | * ''[[Rumex vesicarius]]'' L. |
== Vernacular names == | == Vernacular names == | ||
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*Oseille, surelle (Fr) | *Oseille, surelle (Fr) | ||
*Indonesia: daun suring, surengan. | *Indonesia: daun suring, surengan. | ||
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''R. acetosa'' : | ''R. acetosa'' : | ||
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Introduction |
Rumex L.
- Family: Polygonaceae
Major species and synonyms
- Rumex hydrolapathum Hudson.
- Rumex rugosus Campdera, synonym: R. ambiguus Gren.
- Rumex sagittatus Thunberg.
Vernacular names
General:
- Sorrel (En)
- Oseille, surelle (Fr)
- Indonesia: daun suring, surengan.
R. acetosa :
- Cambodia: slök mchuu
- Vietnam: rau chua, rau bó xôi, toan thảo.
R. hydrolapathum :
- Philippines: gabo.
R. vesicarius :
- Thailand: phakbuak, sompukhaek (northern).
Distribution
Worldwide, chiefly in northern temperate regions, sometimes cultivated. In South-East Asia wild plants are mostly escapes from cultivation.
Uses
The sour leaves and petioles are eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable, but their use is not very popular in South-East Asia.
Observations
- Annual (R. vesicarius) or perennial, mostly very variable herbs, sometimes more than 2 m tall (R. sagittatus).
- Leaves spirally arranged, the lower ones mostly in a radical rosette (except R. vesicarius), sheathing at base and provided with an amplexicaul ocrea.
- Flowers in spurious whorls which are combined in racemes or panicles.
- Fruit usually a sharply trigonous samara.
Can be cultivated in the tropics at higher altitudes in fertile soil. For good leaf production, the inflorescences should be removed.
Selected sources
7, 13, 44, 53, 57, 66.
