A widely consumed species in this genus is Platostoma palustre (synonyms Mesona chinensis, M. elegans, and M. procumbens),[4] or xiancao (仙草) in Mandarin, sian-chháu (仙草) in Taiwanese, leung fun cho (涼粉草) in Cantonese, sương sáo in Vietnamese, and cincau in Indonesian and Malay. It is eaten as a snack in drinks, or set as a gel and served as a grass jelly.
In Indonesia the Platostoma palustre leaf is used to make a black jelly; there is also an instant powder variety available.
Species
There are about 44-46 accepted species as below[1][5]:
Platostoma africanum P.Beauv — tropical Africa, southern India, Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia
^ abcKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^Quattrocchi, Umberto (2012). World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants. CRC Press. p. 2489. ISBN978-1-4200-8044-5. See Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 838. 1826 and Taiwania 43(1):38–58. 1998.
^Don, George (1838). General History of the Dichlamydeous Plantus. London. p. 675. from μέσος, mesos, middle; so called because the genus was supposed by the author to be intermediate between Ocimum and Scutellaria.
^Platostoma P.Beauv.. In: The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ [2015-7-18].
External links
Media related to Platostoma at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Platostoma at Wikispecies
May 06, 2023
platostoma, genus, flowering, plants, mint, family, lamiaceae, first, described, genus, 1818, native, tropical, parts, africa, southern, asia, papuasia, australia, mesona, acrocephalus, been, known, synonyms, africanumscientific, classificationkingdom, plantae. Platostoma is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family Lamiaceae first described as a genus in 1818 It is native to tropical parts of Africa southern Asia Papuasia and Australia 1 Mesona 2 3 and Acrocephalus has been known as its synonyms PlatostomaPlatostoma africanumScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade AsteridsOrder LamialesFamily LamiaceaeSubfamily NepetoideaeTribe OcimeaeGenus PlatostomaP Beauv Synonyms 1 Mesona Blume Acrocephalus Benth Geniosporum Wall ex Benth Nosema Prain Limniboza R E Fr Hemsleia Kudo Ceratanthus F Muell ex G Taylor Octomeron RobynsA widely consumed species in this genus is Platostoma palustre synonyms Mesona chinensis M elegans and M procumbens 4 or xiancao 仙草 in Mandarin sian chhau 仙草 in Taiwanese leung fun cho 涼粉草 in Cantonese sương sao in Vietnamese and cincau in Indonesian and Malay It is eaten as a snack in drinks or set as a gel and served as a grass jelly In Indonesia the Platostoma palustre leaf is used to make a black jelly there is also an instant powder variety available Species EditThere are about 44 46 accepted species as below 1 5 Platostoma africanum P Beauv tropical Africa southern India Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia Platostoma annamense G Taylor A J Paton Vietnam Thailand Cambodia Platostoma axillaris Benth A J Paton Assam Platostoma becquerelii Suddee amp A J Paton Cambodia Platostoma borzianum Chiov ined Ethiopia Platostoma calcaratum Hemsl A J Paton southern China northern Indochina Platostoma cambodgense Suddee amp A J Paton Vietnam Thailand Cambodia Laos Platostoma clausum Merr A J Paton Culion Island in Philippines Platostoma cochinchinense Lour A J Paton southern China Indochina Java Sumatra Platostoma coeruleum R E Fr A J Paton Angola Zambia Platostoma coloratum D Don A J Paton Yunnan eastern Himalayas northern Indochina Platostoma denticulatum Robyns central Africa from Cameroon east to Tanzania and south to Angola Platostoma dilungense Lisowski amp Mielcarek A J Paton Zaire Tanzania Zambia Malawi Platostoma elongatum Benth A J Paton Sri Lanka southern India Platostoma fastigiatum A J Paton amp Hedge Madagascar Platostoma fimbriatum A J Paton Thailand Platostoma gabonense A J Paton Cameroon Gabon Tanzania Platostoma glomerulatum A J Paton amp Hedge Madagascar Platostoma grandiflorum Suddee amp A J Paton eastern Indochina Platostoma helenae Buscal amp Muschl ined Mozambique Platostoma hildebrandtii Vatke A J Paton amp Hedge Kenya Tanzania Platostoma hispidum L A J Paton Southeast Asia southern China Assam New Guinea Platostoma intermedium A J Paton Thailand Platostoma kerrii Suddee amp A J Paton Thailand Cambodia Platostoma lanceolatum Chermsir ex Murata A J Paton Thailand Platostoma laxiflorum A J Paton amp Hedge Madagascar Platostoma leptochilon Robyns Zaire Platostoma longicorne F Muell A J Paton Queensland New Guinea Platostoma madagascariense Benth A J Paton amp Hedge Madagascar Platostoma mekongense Suddee Thailand Platostoma menthoides L A J Paton Sri Lanka southern India Platostoma montanum Robyns A J Paton Zaire Tanzania Rwanda Burundi Platostoma ocimoides G Taylor A J Paton Thailand Cambodia Platostoma palniense Mukerjee A J Paton southern India Platostoma palustre Blume A J Paton Southeast Asia southern China Assam Bangladesh New Guinea Platostoma rotundifolium Briq A J Paton tropical and southern Africa Platostoma rubrum Suddee amp A J Paton Thailand Laos Platostoma siamense Murata A J Paton Thailand Platostoma stoloniferum G Taylor A J Paton Thailand Laos Platostoma strictum Hiern A J Paton Zaire Angola Zambia Malawi Platostoma taylorii Suddee amp A J Paton Thailand Cambodia Platostoma tectum A J Paton Thailand Cambodia Laos Platostoma tenellum Benth A J Paton amp Hedge Madagascar Platostoma thymifolium Benth A J Paton amp Hedge Madagascar Platostoma tridechii Suddee Thailand Platostoma verbenifolium Watt ex Mukerjee A J Paton Assam Bangladesh Arunachal Pradesh MyanmarReferences Edit a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Quattrocchi Umberto 2012 World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants CRC Press p 2489 ISBN 978 1 4200 8044 5 See Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indie 838 1826 and Taiwania 43 1 38 58 1998 Don George 1838 General History of the Dichlamydeous Plantus London p 675 from mesos mesos middle so called because the genus was supposed by the author to be intermediate between Ocimum and Scutellaria Flora of China Platostoma P Beauv In The Plant List 2013 Version 1 1 Published on the Internet http www theplantlist org 2015 7 18 External links Edit Media related to Platostoma at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Platostoma at Wikispecies Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Platostoma amp oldid 1020434549, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
