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Markhamia stipulata
Markhamia stipulata (Thai: แคหัวหมู or แคป่า, khae hua mu or khae pa; Chinese: 西南猫尾木, pinyin: xī nán māo wěi mù, Vietnamese: cây đinh, 'Southwest-China cat tail tree') is a species of plant in the family Bignoniaceae.
From the article Markhamia stipulata on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This species usually grows as a medium-sized tree, reaching heights of 5–15 metres (16–49 ft). The flowers are pale yellow to reddish brown.
Range & habitat
The species is native to South China and Southeast Asia. It thrives in sparsely treed areas, such as fields.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
At the table
The flower is edible and is part of both Lao cuisine and Thai cuisine, where it is known as dok khae hua mu or dok khae pa. The flowers are usually eaten sautéed or in kaeng som. The leaves are also used in traditional Thai medicine.
Wikipedia: “Uses”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Markhamia stipulata in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 431280.