Khae khaao
Dolichandrone serrulata

Family: Bignoniaceae

What it is like

A deciduous tree. It grows 7-25 m high. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. The leaves are 12-35 cm long. The leaflets are oval and 5-10 cm long and 3-5 cm wide. The flowers are 21 cm long. There are 3-7 flowers together. They are funnel shaped. They are held in short clusters. The fruit is a capsule 85 cm long and 1.2-1.8 cm wide. It is often twisted in a spiral. The seed are rectangular, thin and winged. They are 2.2-2.8 cm long by 5-8 mm wide.

There are 3 Dolichandrone species. The grow in tropical locations.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in open mixed deciduous forest. It is common in rice fields.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand

How it is used for food

The flowers are blanched and eaten.

Edible parts

Flowers

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Kee paa, Khae na, Tha-khut

Synonyms

Bignonia serratula Wall. ex DC.; Spathodea serrulata (Wall. ex DC.) DC.; Stereospermum serrulatum DC.;