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Obscure morning glory

Updated: May 31, 2021

Sa-uek | สะอึก | Ipomoea Obscura

Family: Convolvulaceae - Genus: Ipomoea

The plant grows alongside the road at the entrance of TCDF Eco-Logic.

 

Ipomoea obscura is an annual or perennial herb with slender, twining or prostrate stems up to 3 meters long and 2cm in diameter. Common names are : Obscure Morning Glory, Small White Morning Glory Wild petunia, Yellow ipomoea and Wild morning glory. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.


The morning glory blooms at the beginning of the dry season (February - March)


 

The papaya is a small, sparsely branched tree, usually with a single stem growing from 5 to 10 meter tall, with spirally arranged leaves confined to the top of the trunk. The lower trunk is usually scarred where leaves and fruit were borne. All parts of the plant contain latex.
Vine

THE VINE

The Obscure Morning Glory is an annual or perennial herb with slender, twining or prostrate stems up to 3 meters long and 2 centimeter in diameter.


The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.



 

The leaves of the papaya are large, 50-70 cm in diameter, with seven lobes.
Leaf

THE LEAVES

The leaves of the Obscure Morning Glory are heart-shaped and are 3-9 cm long.




 


The flowers are five-parted; the male flowers have the stamens fused to the petals. The female flowers have a superior ovary and five contorted petals loosely connected at the base. The flowers are sweet-scented, open at night, and wind- or insect-pollinated.
FLOWER

THE FLOWERS

The flowers of the Obscure Morning Glory are small, about 2.5 centimeter in length, pale yellow to white with darker center.






 

CULINARY USES

The seed of this plant is toxic if ingested, however, the leaves can be cooked and eaten.



 

TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL USE


NOTE: please take advice from a doctor if you are planning to use herbal medicine.


The leaf sap is used to treat fits of insanity. A paste of the leaves, combined alcohol, is applied to open sores and pustules. The dried and powdered leaves are used to treat aphthae.

A root decoction is drunk against dysentery.


 

INTO THE WILD: a down to earth experience

For guests and visitors to Paksong we organize weekly tours "The Edible Forest" and Foraging weekends: Into the Wild. We work with local guides to take you in the jungle of Paksong. After foraging, we will cook a meal with the ingredients, using bamboo together with you!


Come and join and learn about the abundance of food that nature gives us!


INTO THE WILD!

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