Gynura procumbens
| Gynura procumbens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Senecioneae |
| Genus: | Gynura |
| Species: | G. procumbens |
| Binomial name | |
| Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr. | |
Gynura procumbens (Sabuñgai), sometimes called "longevity spinach," is an edible vine found in the Philippines, the Malay Archipelago, Thailand, and Indo-China. Leaves are ovate-elliptic or lanceolate, 3.5 to 8 centimeters long, and 0.8 to 3.5 centimeters wide. Flowering heads are panicled, narrow, yellow, and 1 to 1.5 centimeters long.
Synonyms
- Cacalia cylindriflora Wall.
- Cacalia finlaysoniana Wall.
- Cacalia procumbens Lour.
- Cacalia reclinata Roxb.
- Cacalia sarmentosa Lesch. ex Blume
- Cacalia sarmentosa var. longipes Blume
- Crassocephalum baoulense (Hutch. & Dalziel) Milne-Redh.
- Crassocephalum latifolium S.Moore
- Gynura affinis Turcz.
- Gynura agusanensis Elmer
- Gynura baoulensis Hutch. & Dalziel
- Gynura buntingii S.Moore
- Gynura cavaleriei Levl.
- Gynura clementis Merr.
- Gynura finlaysoniana DC.
- Gynura latifolia (S.Moore) Elmer
- Gynura lobbiana Turcz.
- Gynura piperi Merr.
- Gynura procumbens var. hirsuta Hort.
- Gynura pubigera Bold.
- Gynura sarmentosa (Blume) DC.
- Gynura sarmentosa var. longipes (Blume) Blume ex Zoll.
- Gynura scabra Turcz.
- Senecio baoulensis A.Chev.
- Senecio mindoroensis Elmer
References
- Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 3 618 1923.
- IPNI Listing
- The Plant List
- Philippine Medicinal Plants