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Hewittia malabarica
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Hewittia malabarica is a flowering plant in the monotypic genus Hewittia Wight & Arn., belonging to the family Convolvulaceae and widespread throughout tropical Africa, Asia, and Polynesia. It is a climbing or prostrate perennial herb with slender stems and flowers that are pale yellow, cream, or white with a purple center, and large leaves that can be used as a cooked vegetable or used in folk medicine with the roots. The stems can be used to make ropes.
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Hewittia malabarica
- Slug
- hewittia-malabarica
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Hewittia
- Species
- malabarica
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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