Paederia verticillata (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Paederia verticillata Blume

Family: Rubiaceae

• Indonesia: aroi kahitutan badak, kasimbukan badak (West Java)
• Malaysia: sekuntut
• Philippines: bang-ugan (Bicol), atut-atut (Bagobo), libog (Manobo)
• Vietnam: rau mơ.

Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam.

Leaves are eaten raw or steamed as vegetable in West Java.

• Offensive smelling, robust climber, 3-10 m long.
• Leaves ovate to lanceolate, 6-17 cm × 2.5-8 cm, in whorls of 3.

In humid forest and on watersides from 75-1250 m altitude. More common and also with edible leaves is P. foetida L. (medicinal plant).

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