Aniseia martinicensis (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Aniseia martinicensis (Jacq.) Choisy

Family: Convolvulaceae

Vernacular names

• Indonesia: bagiu serut (Jambi), karut (South Sumatra), m(w)anaring-i-lawanan (North Sulawesi), imerpur (Irian Jaya)
• Malaysia: ulam putih, lidah patong
• Cambodia: voë 'anndaat trâkuöt
• Thailand: chingcho (Bangkok)
• Vietnam: bìm nươc.

Distribution

Pantropical, including all South-East Asian countries.

Uses

Leaves are used as a vegetable in Malaysia and Indonesia.

Observations

• Slender, creeping or climbing herb, up to 1.5 m long.
• Leaves oblong, 3.5-11 cm × 0.7-5 cm.
• Flowers white, singular or 2-3 together on a common peduncle.

In humid to swampy places, at low altitudes, e.g. along rice fields.

Selected sources

7, 20, 91.