Lamiaceae FAMILY

Platostoma palustre

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Black cincau is an aromatic, erect annual plant growing 30 - 50 cm tall, with a well-developed root system[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ] The plant is cultivated for its edible leaves in Java[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. There is some local trade in the dried leaves, small amounts of which are exported to Singapore[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Bangladesh, Myanmar, through tropical Asia to Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea.

HabitatRoadsides, along ditches, on open grassy slopes, in forest margins, on dry fields of rice, and around springs, at elevations from sea-level up to 2,300 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ] . It may be locally common and tolerates both per-humid and seasonal conditions[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].