Saururaceae |
Houttuynia cordata Thunb.
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- Common Name: Chameleon Plant, Heartleaf, Giap ca
- Family: Saururaceae E Meyer.
- Country of Origin: Japan south to mountains of Java & Nepal
- Habitat: Shrubberies and damp places to 2400m in the Himalayas
- Uses: The leaves of the chameleon plant are sometimes found in Vietnamese salads and garnishes.. The rhizome, too, is aromatic.
The plant (Japanese chemotype) contains a variety of flavoids, flavonoid glycosides (afzerin, quercitrin, isoquercitrin) and pyridine alkaloids; the essential oil was found to consist mainly of decanal (capry aldehyd), dodecanal (lauryl aldehyd) and 2-hendecanon (methyl nonyl ketone). (Planta Medica 61, 237, 1995)
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   Accession Data:- Accession # 198501450
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 3302 - Cool Orchids
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 01-21-2008
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: magnoliids
- Order: Piperales
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- Family: Saururaceae
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References:Plants For A Future Website Gernot Katzer's Spice Dictionary - last visited on 14 November 2002
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