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Platostoma
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as its synonyms. A widely consumed species in this genus is ''Platostoma palustre'' (synonyms ''Mesona chinensis'', ''M. elegans'', and ''M. procumbens''), or ''xiancao'' (仙草) in Mandarin, ''sian-chháu'' (仙草) in Taiwanese, ''leung fun cho'' (涼粉草) in Cantonese, ''sương sáo'' in Vietnamese, and ''cincau'' in Indonesian and Malay. It is eaten as a snack in drinks, or set as a gel and served as a grass jelly. In Indonesia the ''Platostoma palustre'' leaf is used to make a black jelly; there is also an instant powder variety available. Species There are about 44-46 accepted species as below: # ''Platostoma africanum'' P.Beauv — tropical Africa, southern India, Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia # '' Platostoma annamense'' (G.Ta ...
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Platostoma Africanum
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as its synonyms. A widely consumed species in this genus is ''Platostoma palustre'' (synonyms ''Mesona chinensis'', ''M. elegans'', and ''M. procumbens''), or ''xiancao'' (仙草) in Mandarin, ''sian-chháu'' (仙草) in Taiwanese, ''leung fun cho'' (涼粉草) in Cantonese, ''sương sáo'' in Vietnamese, and ''cincau'' in Indonesian and Malay. It is eaten as a snack in drinks, or set as a gel and served as a grass jelly. In Indonesia the ''Platostoma palustre'' leaf is used to make a black jelly; there is also an instant powder variety available. Species There are about 44-46 accepted species as below: # ''Platostoma africanum'' P.Beauv — tropical Africa, southern India, Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia # '' Platostoma annamense'' (G.Ta ...
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Platostoma Annamense
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as its synonyms. A widely consumed species in this genus is ''Platostoma palustre'' (synonyms ''Mesona chinensis'', ''M. elegans'', and ''M. procumbens''), or ''xiancao'' (仙草) in Mandarin, ''sian-chháu'' (仙草) in Taiwanese, ''leung fun cho'' (涼粉草) in Cantonese, ''sương sáo'' in Vietnamese, and ''cincau'' in Indonesian and Malay. It is eaten as a snack in drinks, or set as a gel and served as a grass jelly. In Indonesia the ''Platostoma palustre'' leaf is used to make a black jelly; there is also an instant powder variety available. Species There are about 44-46 accepted species as below: # ''Platostoma africanum'' P.Beauv — tropical Africa, southern India, Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia # '' Platostoma annamense'' (G.Ta ...
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Platostoma Dilungense
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as its synonyms. A widely consumed species in this genus is ''Platostoma palustre'' (synonyms ''Mesona chinensis'', ''M. elegans'', and ''M. procumbens''), or ''xiancao'' (仙草) in Mandarin, ''sian-chháu'' (仙草) in Taiwanese, ''leung fun cho'' (涼粉草) in Cantonese, ''sương sáo'' in Vietnamese, and ''cincau'' in Indonesian and Malay. It is eaten as a snack in drinks, or set as a gel and served as a grass jelly. In Indonesia the ''Platostoma palustre'' leaf is used to make a black jelly; there is also an instant powder variety available. Species There are about 44-46 accepted species as below: # ''Platostoma africanum'' P.Beauv — tropical Africa, southern India, Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia # ''Platostoma annamense'' (G.Tay ...
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Platostoma Denticulatum
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as its synonyms. A widely consumed species in this genus is ''Platostoma palustre'' (synonyms ''Mesona chinensis'', ''M. elegans'', and ''M. procumbens''), or ''xiancao'' (仙草) in Mandarin, ''sian-chháu'' (仙草) in Taiwanese, ''leung fun cho'' (涼粉草) in Cantonese, ''sương sáo'' in Vietnamese, and ''cincau'' in Indonesian and Malay. It is eaten as a snack in drinks, or set as a gel and served as a grass jelly. In Indonesia the ''Platostoma palustre'' leaf is used to make a black jelly; there is also an instant powder variety available. Species There are about 44-46 accepted species as below: # ''Platostoma africanum'' P.Beauv — tropical Africa, southern India, Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia # ''Platostoma annamense'' (G.Tay ...
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Platostoma Coloratum
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as its synonyms. A widely consumed species in this genus is ''Platostoma palustre'' (synonyms ''Mesona chinensis'', ''M. elegans'', and ''M. procumbens''), or ''xiancao'' (仙草) in Mandarin, ''sian-chháu'' (仙草) in Taiwanese, ''leung fun cho'' (涼粉草) in Cantonese, ''sương sáo'' in Vietnamese, and ''cincau'' in Indonesian and Malay. It is eaten as a snack in drinks, or set as a gel and served as a grass jelly. In Indonesia the ''Platostoma palustre'' leaf is used to make a black jelly; there is also an instant powder variety available. Species There are about 44-46 accepted species as below: # ''Platostoma africanum'' P.Beauv — tropical Africa, southern India, Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia # ''Platostoma annamense'' (G.Tay ...
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Platostoma Coeruleum
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as its synonyms. A widely consumed species in this genus is ''Platostoma palustre'' (synonyms ''Mesona chinensis'', ''M. elegans'', and ''M. procumbens''), or ''xiancao'' (仙草) in Mandarin, ''sian-chháu'' (仙草) in Taiwanese, ''leung fun cho'' (涼粉草) in Cantonese, ''sương sáo'' in Vietnamese, and ''cincau'' in Indonesian and Malay. It is eaten as a snack in drinks, or set as a gel and served as a grass jelly. In Indonesia the ''Platostoma palustre'' leaf is used to make a black jelly; there is also an instant powder variety available. Species There are about 44-46 accepted species as below: # ''Platostoma africanum'' P.Beauv — tropical Africa, southern India, Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia # ''Platostoma annamense'' (G.Tay ...
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Platostoma Cochinchinense
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as its synonyms. A widely consumed species in this genus is ''Platostoma palustre'' (synonyms ''Mesona chinensis'', ''M. elegans'', and ''M. procumbens''), or ''xiancao'' (仙草) in Mandarin, ''sian-chháu'' (仙草) in Taiwanese, ''leung fun cho'' (涼粉草) in Cantonese, ''sương sáo'' in Vietnamese, and ''cincau'' in Indonesian and Malay. It is eaten as a snack in drinks, or set as a gel and served as a grass jelly. In Indonesia the ''Platostoma palustre'' leaf is used to make a black jelly; there is also an instant powder variety available. Species There are about 44-46 accepted species as below: # ''Platostoma africanum'' P.Beauv — tropical Africa, southern India, Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia # ''Platostoma annamense'' (G.Tay ...
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Platostoma Clausum
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as its synonyms. A widely consumed species in this genus is ''Platostoma palustre'' (synonyms ''Mesona chinensis'', ''M. elegans'', and ''M. procumbens''), or ''xiancao'' (仙草) in Mandarin, ''sian-chháu'' (仙草) in Taiwanese, ''leung fun cho'' (涼粉草) in Cantonese, ''sương sáo'' in Vietnamese, and ''cincau'' in Indonesian and Malay. It is eaten as a snack in drinks, or set as a gel and served as a grass jelly. In Indonesia the ''Platostoma palustre'' leaf is used to make a black jelly; there is also an instant powder variety available. Species There are about 44-46 accepted species as below: # ''Platostoma africanum'' P.Beauv — tropical Africa, southern India, Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia # ''Platostoma annamense'' (G.Tay ...
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Platostoma Cambodgense
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as its synonyms. A widely consumed species in this genus is ''Platostoma palustre'' (synonyms ''Mesona chinensis'', ''M. elegans'', and ''M. procumbens''), or ''xiancao'' (仙草) in Mandarin, ''sian-chháu'' (仙草) in Taiwanese, ''leung fun cho'' (涼粉草) in Cantonese, ''sương sáo'' in Vietnamese, and ''cincau'' in Indonesian and Malay. It is eaten as a snack in drinks, or set as a gel and served as a grass jelly. In Indonesia the ''Platostoma palustre'' leaf is used to make a black jelly; there is also an instant powder variety available. Species There are about 44-46 accepted species as below: # ''Platostoma africanum'' P.Beauv — tropical Africa, southern India, Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia # ''Platostoma annamense'' (G.Tay ...
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Platostoma Calcaratum
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as its synonyms. A widely consumed species in this genus is ''Platostoma palustre'' (synonyms ''Mesona chinensis'', ''M. elegans'', and ''M. procumbens''), or ''xiancao'' (仙草) in Mandarin, ''sian-chháu'' (仙草) in Taiwanese, ''leung fun cho'' (涼粉草) in Cantonese, ''sương sáo'' in Vietnamese, and ''cincau'' in Indonesian and Malay. It is eaten as a snack in drinks, or set as a gel and served as a grass jelly. In Indonesia the ''Platostoma palustre'' leaf is used to make a black jelly; there is also an instant powder variety available. Species There are about 44-46 accepted species as below: # ''Platostoma africanum'' P.Beauv — tropical Africa, southern India, Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia # ''Platostoma annamense'' (G.Tay ...
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Platostoma Borzianum
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as its synonyms. A widely consumed species in this genus is ''Platostoma palustre'' (synonyms ''Mesona chinensis'', ''M. elegans'', and ''M. procumbens''), or ''xiancao'' (仙草) in Mandarin, ''sian-chháu'' (仙草) in Taiwanese, ''leung fun cho'' (涼粉草) in Cantonese, ''sương sáo'' in Vietnamese, and ''cincau'' in Indonesian and Malay. It is eaten as a snack in drinks, or set as a gel and served as a grass jelly. In Indonesia the ''Platostoma palustre'' leaf is used to make a black jelly; there is also an instant powder variety available. Species There are about 44-46 accepted species as below: # ''Platostoma africanum'' P.Beauv — tropical Africa, southern India, Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia # ''Platostoma annamense'' (G.Tay ...
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Platostoma Becquerelii
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as its synonyms. A widely consumed species in this genus is ''Platostoma palustre'' (synonyms ''Mesona chinensis'', ''M. elegans'', and ''M. procumbens''), or ''xiancao'' (仙草) in Mandarin, ''sian-chháu'' (仙草) in Taiwanese, ''leung fun cho'' (涼粉草) in Cantonese, ''sương sáo'' in Vietnamese, and ''cincau'' in Indonesian and Malay. It is eaten as a snack in drinks, or set as a gel and served as a grass jelly. In Indonesia the ''Platostoma palustre'' leaf is used to make a black jelly; there is also an instant powder variety available. Species There are about 44-46 accepted species as below: # ''Platostoma africanum'' P.Beauv — tropical Africa, southern India, Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia # ''Platostoma annamense'' (G.Tay ...
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