- Sauropus androgynus
:"Katuk" redirects here; for the place in Afghanistan, see
Katok ; for the place in Azerbaijan, seeAğgədik ."Taxobox
name = "Sauropus androgynous"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Malpighiales
familia =Phyllanthaceae
tribus =Phyllantheae
subtribus =Flueggeinae
genus = "Sauropus "
species = "S. androgynous"
binomial = "Sauropus androgynous""Sauropus androgynous", also known as katuk, star gooseberry, or sweet leaf, is a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a
leaf vegetable . In Chinese it is called "mani cai" (马尼菜), in Malaysian it is called "cangkuk manis" or "sayur manis", and in Vietnamese, it is called "rau ngót".Its multiple upright stems can reach 2.5 m high and bear dark green oval leaves 5–6 cm long.
It is one of the most popular leaf vegetables in South Asia and Southeast Asia and is notable for high yields and palatability. The shoot tips have been sold as tropical asparagus. In
Vietnam , people cook it with crab meat, minced pork or dried shrimp to make soup.It is among only a few flora containing
vitamin K .External links
* [http://www.leafforlife.org/PAGES/HONORABL.HTM Information from Leaf for Life]
* [http://www.echotech.org/network/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=116 "Katuk," Sauropus androgynous, "a great vegetable for the hot, humid tropics"]
* [http://www.herbsarespecial.com.au/free-herb-information/sweet-leaf.html "Sweet Leaf"]
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