Mon thuc
Homalomena occulta

Family: Araceae

What it is like

A herb. It has creeping rhizomes. The end of the stem is erect and 30-50 cm tall. The leaf stalk is 25-40 cm long. The leaves are sword shaped to heart shaped and 15-30 cm long by 15-28 cm wide. There are 1-3 flowering shoots together.

There are 150 Homalomena species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in dense valley forests and bamboo forests between 100-1,100 m above sea level. In XTBG Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Indochina, Laos, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

How it is used for food

The stem and leaves are cooked or roasted in bamboo.

Edible parts

Root, stem, leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Calla occulta Loureiro; Homalomena cochinchinensis Engler; Homalomena tonkinensis Engler;