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Dioscorea alata – also called ube (/ ˈ uː b ɛ,-b eɪ /), ubi, purple yam, or greater yam, among many other names – is a species of yam (a tuber). The tubers are usually a vivid violet - purple to bright lavender in color (hence the common name), but some range in color from cream to plain white.
Curcuma zanthorrhiza, known as temulawak, Java ginger, Javanese ginger, or Javanese turmeric is a plant species, belonging to the ginger family. [2] It is known in Javanese as temulawak, in Sundanese as koneng gede (or big yellow) and in Madurese as temu labak. [2]
Daun ubi tumbuk (Indonesian for "pounded cassava leaves") is a vegetable dish commonly found in Indonesia, made from pounded cassava leaves. In Indonesian , daun means leaf, ubi refers to cassava, and tumbuk means pounded.
Cyperus rotundus is a perennial plant, that may reach a height of up to 140 cm (55 in).The names "nut grass" and "nut sedge" – shared with the related species Cyperus esculentus – are derived from its tubers, that somewhat resemble nuts, although botanically they have nothing to do with nuts.
Archidendron pauciflorum is a legume tree with a size of 18–25 m, has a spreading crown and bipinnate leaves (up to 25 cm) and greyish smooth bark. [2] [7] [8] The young leaves have a wine-red colour and are edible.
Flowers Tubers, with a ruler for scale. Coleus rotundifolius, synonyms Plectranthus rotundifolius and Solenostemon rotundifolius, [1] commonly known as native potato or country potato in Africa and called Chinese potato in India, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the mint family (Lamiaceae) native to tropical Africa.
Kolak may refer to: . Kolak (food), an Indonesian dessert Kolak River, a river in Gujarat, India; Daniel Kolak (born 1955), Croatian-American philosopher; Dorota Kolak (born 1957), Polish actress and professor
In traditional Chinese medicine, both O. japonicus plants and tubers are known as mai men dong (Chinese: 麥門冬).Tubers are used as the cardinal herb for yin deficiency. . According to the "Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica", the herb is sweet, slightly bitter, and slightly cold; enters the heart, lung, and stomach channels; nourishes the yin of the stomach, spleen, heart, and lungs ...