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Rungia klossii

  • Perennial
Home Perennial Rungia klossii

Not known in a truly wild situation.

Family: Acanthaceae
Height: 0.6 m / 2 ft
Sun, Semi-shade
Light, Medium and Heavy Soil
Dry to Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 4 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 0 of 5
Other Uses: 2 of 5

Native Habitat

Mushroom Plant Rungia klossii native habitat is Not known in a truly wild situation.

Edible Uses

Leaves and young shoots - raw, cooked or used as a flavouring. The leaves are often cooked together with the leaves of Setaria palmifolia. The mushroom flavor increases with cooking (in soups or stews). After harvesting, the leaves will only keep for 2 - 3 days. A commercially cultivated vegetable. One of the main and most popular greens in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. A nutritious plant that is higher in protein than mushrooms, it contains calcium, vitamin C, beta-carotene, iron and other vitamins and minerals.

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