Gynura procumbens

Gynura procumbens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Senecioneae
Genus:	Gynura
Species:	G. procumbens
Binomial name
	Gynura procumbens; (Lour.) Merr. 1923
Synonyms[1]
	Synonymy Cacalia cylindriflora Wall. ; Cacalia finlaysoniana Wall. ; Cacalia procumbens Lour. 1790 ; Cacalia reclinata Roxb. ; Cacalia sarmentosa Lesch. ex Blume ; Crassocephalum baoulense (Hutch. & Dalziel) Milne-Redh. ; Crassocephalum latifolium S.Moore ; Gynura affinis Turcz. ; Gynura agusanensis Elmer ; Gynura baoulensis Hutch. & Dalziel ; Gynura buntingii S.Moore ; Gynura cavaleriei Levl. ; Gynura clementis Merr. ; Gynura finlaysoniana DC. ; Gynura latifolia (S.Moore) Elmer ; Gynura lobbiana Turcz. ; Gynura piperi Merr. ; Gynura pubigera Bold. ; Gynura sarmentosa (Blume) DC. ; Gynura scabra Turcz. ; Senecio baoulensis A.Chev. ; Senecio mindoroensis Elmer ;

Gynura procumbens (also known as Sabuñgai or Sambung Nyawa[2][3]), sometimes called "longevity spinach" or "longevity greens", is an edible vine found in China, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Leaves are ovate-elliptic or lanceolate, 3.5 to 8 centimetres (1 ¹⁄₃ to 3 ¹⁄₆ in) long, and 0.8 to 3.5 centimetres (¹⁄₃ to 1 ¹⁄₃ in) wide. Flowering heads are panicled, narrow, yellow, and 1 to 1.5 centimetres (¹⁄₃ to ²⁄₃ in) long.[4][5] The plant grows wild but is also cultivated as a vegetable or medicinal plant. Its young leaves are used for cooking, such as with meat and prawns in a vegetable soup.[6]

References

The Plant List, Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr.
Bhore, Subhash J.; Ravichantar, Nithya; Loh, Chye Ying (1 November 2010). "Screening of endophytic bacteria isolated from leaves of Sambung Nyawa [Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr.] for cytokinin-like compounds". Bioinformation. 5 (5): 191–197. doi:10.6026/97320630005191. ISSN 0973-2063. PMC 3040498. PMID 21364796.
Rosidah, null; Yam, Mun Fei; Sadikun, Amirin; Ahmad, Mariam; Akowuah, Gabriel Akyirem; Asmawi, Mohd Zaini (22 June 2009). "Toxicology evaluation of standardized methanol extract of Gynura procumbens". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 123 (2): 244–249. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2009.03.011. ISSN 1872-7573. PMID 19429368.
Flora of China, Gynura procumbens (Loureiro) Merrill, 1923. 平卧菊三七 ping wo ju san qi
Merrill, Elmer Drew. 1923. Enumeration of Philippine Flowering Plants 3: 618
Tanaka, Yoshitaka; Van Ke, Nguyen (2007). Edible Wild Plants of Vietnam: The Bountiful Garden. Thailand: Orchid Press. p. 50. ISBN 9745240893.

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[1] The Plant List, Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr.

[2] Bhore, Subhash J.; Ravichantar, Nithya; Loh, Chye Ying (1 November 2010). "Screening of endophytic bacteria isolated from leaves of Sambung Nyawa [Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr.] for cytokinin-like compounds". Bioinformation. 5 (5): 191–197. doi:10.6026/97320630005191. ISSN 0973-2063. PMC 3040498. PMID 21364796.

[3] Rosidah, null; Yam, Mun Fei; Sadikun, Amirin; Ahmad, Mariam; Akowuah, Gabriel Akyirem; Asmawi, Mohd Zaini (22 June 2009). "Toxicology evaluation of standardized methanol extract of Gynura procumbens". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 123 (2): 244–249. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2009.03.011. ISSN 1872-7573. PMID 19429368.

[4] Flora of China, Gynura procumbens (Loureiro) Merrill, 1923. 平卧菊三七 ping wo ju san qi

[5] Merrill, Elmer Drew. 1923. Enumeration of Philippine Flowering Plants 3: 618

[6] Tanaka, Yoshitaka; Van Ke, Nguyen (2007). Edible Wild Plants of Vietnam: The Bountiful Garden. Thailand: Orchid Press. p. 50. ISBN 9745240893.