Aganonerion
| Aganonerion | |
|---|---|
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| Aganonerion polymorphum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Aganonerion Pierre ex Spire |
| Binomial name | |
| Aganonerion polymorphum Spire | |
Aganonerion is a plant genus in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, first described in 1905. It contains only one known species, Aganonerion polymorphum, native to Indochina (Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam).[1][2]
Aganonerion polymorphum is used medicinally and as a food, appearing for example in a traditional Vietnamese soup called canh chua. In Vietnamese, the plant is called lá giang, literally "river leaf."
References
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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