Grass jelly is a gelatinous dessert that is usually made from a plant in the mint family called Platostoma palustre. It and similar desserts can be made from other grass jelly plants. Some are also used for making beverages.
There are two main types, green grass jelly and black grass jelly. Green grass jelly plants include Premna trichostoma and Cyclea barbata, while black (also called ) includes species like P. palustre
In Indonesian, grass jelly plants are called . In Javanese, these plants are called , , or and in Sundanese they are called or .
There are other plants that could possibly be used for making grass jelly but are not currently known to be used as such.
Grass jelly plants Accepted species name Synonyms English common name(s) Chinese common name(s) Indonesian common name(s) Japanese common name(s) Thai common name(s) Vietnamese common name(s) Family Image Platostoma palustre P. palustre synonyms black grass jelly Chinese mesona P. palustre Chinese names () Lamiaceae Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum M. M. subsp. malabathricum synonyms Melastomataceae Nephroia orbiculata N. orbiculata synonyms Chinese green grass jelly Menispermaceae Cyclea barbata Cyclea ciliata Cyclea wallichii green grass jelly
Menispermaceae Premna microphylla P. microphylla synonyms P. microphylla Chinese names () Lamiaceae Premna parasitica Gumira parasitica Premna parasitica var. hatusimae grass jelly shrub Lamiaceae Premna puberula Lamiaceae Premna serratifolia P. serratifolia synonyms Lamiaceae P. trichostoma synonyms shrub grass jelly Lamiaceae Stephania capitata S. capitata synonyms jug grass grass jelly
Menispermaceae Stephania japonica Cocculus japonicus Menispermum japonicum Menispermaceae S. j. var. discolor synonyms Menispermaceae Tiliacora triandra T. triandra synonyms bamboo grass yanang leaves Menispermaceae
See also Aiyu jelly Bingfen Climbing fig tofu O-aew
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