Native wild edible : Sauropus androgynus

Specimen : Cultivated

Local name : Binahian, Chinese malunggay

Trade name : Star gooseberry, Sweet leaf

Botanical name : Sauropus androgynus

Family : Phyllanthaceae

Specimen height : up to 2 meters

Fruiting season : wet season

Traits : Fast growing; Semi-deciduous; Shade tolerant; Shrub; Willowy

Used for : Leaves are cooked and eaten as vegetable or used as fodder for cattles; Traditional medicine

Recommendations : Backyards; Edible gardening; Farms; Hedge; Home gardens; Livestock fodder; Medicinal plant; Potted; Wildcrafting

Native range : India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China, Southeast Asia (including the Philippines)

National conservation status : Not threatened

(Note : Over-consumption may lead to irreversible injury of the lungs)

Further readings :

EcoCrop - Sauropus androgynus http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropView?id=9593

South China Botanical Garden Checklist - Sauropus androgynus http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=610&taxon_id=200012609 (734)