Dicliptera papuana (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Dicliptera papuana Warburg

Family: Acanthaceae

Vernacular names

• Papua New Guinea: em (Pidgin).

Distribution

Papua New Guinea.

Uses

Young shoots are eaten raw with pork, but it is not in common use.

Observations

• Herb, up to 50 cm tall, much branched and often with angular stem.
• Leaves green, slightly scabrous above, minutely pubescent below; petiole 2-4 cm long; leaf-blade ovate, 4-8 cm × 2.5-5 cm, with about 6 major veins.

In mountain vegetation, above 1000 m altitude. Sometimes planted in gardens, propagated from cuttings.

Selected sources

29, 93.