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Rumex (PROSEA Vegetables)

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<big>''[[Rumex]]'' L.</big>
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:Family: Polygonaceae
== 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 ==
== 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.
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