Aganope thyrsiflora

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A woody creeper or climbing shrub. The leaves have 5-9 leaflets. The leaves are oblong and 10-15 cm long by 4-7 cm wide. Flowering shoots are 12-35 cm long. The flowers are 8 mm across. The pods are 5-10 cm long by 3-4 cm wide. They contain 1-3 seeds.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows by streams in mountains usually at low elevations but can be up to 2,000 m in Yunnan. It occurs in the Western Ghats in India.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Cambodia, China, India, Indochina, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeastern India, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

How it is used for food

The young leaves are boiled and eaten. The leaves are boiled and strained and then cooked as a vegetable. They are fried and also used in chutney. Caution: The boiling and straining is probably important.

Edible parts

Leaves, vegetable

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Hui-hu, Huihu

Synonyms

Aganope floribunda Miq.; Aganope macrophylla Miq.; Aganope subavenis Miq.; Aganope thyrsiflora var. eualata (Bedd.) Thoth. & D. N. Das; Aganope thyrsiflora var. wallichii (Prain) Thoth. & D. N. Das; Deguelia eualata (Bedd.) Taub.; Degeuelia thyrsiflora (Benth.) Taub.; Derris eualata Bedd.; Derris latifolia Prain; Derris platyptera Baker; Derris pyrrothyrsa Miq.; Derris thyrsiflora (Benth.) Benth.; Derris wallichii Prain; Millettia thyrsiflora Benth.; Pterocarpus thyrsiflorus (Benth.) Kuntze;