Neptunia oleracea

Neptunia oleracea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Mimosoideae
Tribe:	Mimoseae
Genus:	Neptunia
Species:	N. oleracea
Binomial name
Neptunia oleracea Lour.
Synonyms
Neptunia natans (Druce) Neptunia prostrata (Baillon)

Tam phak krachet, Water Mimosa salad from the Thai cuisine

Neptunia oleracea, commonly known in English as Water Mimosa, is a vegetable usually eaten raw in Thailand and Cambodia. It is an aquatic plant cultivated much like rice. The young leaves, shoot tips and young pods are eaten, and the roots are used medicinally.

Common names

• Khmer: Kanchait
• Manipuri: Ekai Thabi
• Thai: Phak runon (ผักรู้นอน) or phak krachet (ผักกระเฉด), pronounced "phak kachēt".^[1]
• Vietnamese: Rau nhút

References

1. ^ Thai Vegetable guide

External links

• The Vegetable Sector in Thailand