Descriptions Melientha is a genus of plants in the family Opiliaceae described as a genus in 1888.Pierre, Jean Baptiste Louis. 1888. Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris 1: 762-763 descriptions in Latin, commentary in FrenchTropicos Melientha Pierre
The genus contains only one known species, Melientha suavis, native to Southeast Asia (Mindanao, Sabah, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam).Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Varieties Melientha suavis subsp. macrocarpa Hiepko - Sabah Melientha suavis subsp. suavis - Mindanao, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
Uses
In Vietnam, the plant is called Rau Sắng. It is considered a food delicacy. In Thailand the plant is known as ผักหวานป่า (/phak waan paa/). Its leaves are considered a food delicacy.
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