Paederia foetida L., Mant. Pl. 1: 52 1767. (syn. Gentiana scandens Lour.; Paederia chinensis Hance; Paederia foetida f. microphylla (Honda) Tsukaya, Imaichi & J.Yokoy.; Paederia foetida var. sessiliflora (Poir.) Baker; Paederia scandens (Lour.) Merr.; Paederia tomentosa Blume); Andaman Is.; Assam; Bangladesh; Bismarck Archipelago; Borneo; Cambodia; China
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Sulawesi; Sumatera; Taiwan; Thailand; Tibet; Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life; Skunk Vine, Chinese fever vine, Lesser Malayan stinkwort, stink vine • Hindi: Gandhali • Manipuri: ওইনাম Oinam • Bengali: গংধ ভদুলিআ Gandha bhadulia • Assamese: Paduri lata • Khasi: Mei iwtung • Mizo: Vawih-uih-hrui • Nepali: Pate biree; The leaves of this climber is used as vegetable and considered good for stomach ailment in NE India. Raw or boiled leaves are eaten by the local communities of Arunachal Pradesh (and probably in Assam too) to get rid of the stomach pain. I remember eating 'Bhajji/Pakora' made up of the leaves, offered by one of my Assamese neighbors when I was in Arunachal. They used to call it Paderu patta (पदेडू पत्ता = Leaf with farty smell :-)).
fruits & vegetables week - Paederia scandens: Paederia scandens (Lour) Merr. (= P. foetida L.) of Rubiaceae. The leaves of this climber is used as vegetable and considered good for stomach ailment in NE India.
RUBIACEAE: Paederia foetida L.: Paederia foetida L., Mant. Pl. 1: 52 (1767). Synonyms: Hondbesseion foetidum (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 485 (1891). Apocynum foetidum Burm.f., Fl. Indica: 71 (1768). Gentiana scandens Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 171 (1790). Paederia corymbosa Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 23 (1790), nom. nud. Paederia magnifolia Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 23 (1790), nom. nud. Paederia sessiliflora Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 2: 449 (1812). Reussia sarmentosa Dennst., Schlüssel Hortus Malab.: 33 (1818). Paederia chinensis var. angustifolia Nakai, Trees Shrubs Japan 1: 398 (1822). Paederia tomentosa Blume, Bijdr.: 968 (1826). Psychotria volubilis Roxb. ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient.: 424 (1834). Paederia amboinensis Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 254 (1869). Paederia barbulata Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 255 (1869). Paederia ovata Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 255 (1869). Paederia scaberula Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 255 (1869). Paederia tomentosa var. glabra Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 45: 139 (1876). Paederia foetida var. sessiliflora (Poir.) Baker, Fl. Mauritius: 158 (1877). Paederia chinensis Hance, J. Bot. 16: 228 (1878). Hondbesseion tomentosum (Blume) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 485 (1891). Paederia dunniana H.Lév., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 146 (1911). Paederia esquirolii H.Lév., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 146 (1911). Paederia tomentosa f. tenuissima Hayata, J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30: 145 (1911), nom. illeg. Paederia mairei H.Lév., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 179 (1914). Paederia tomentosa var. mairei (H.Lév.) H.Lév., Cat. Pl. Yun-Nan: 247 (1917). Paederia prainii Gand., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 65: 35 (1918). Paederia uraiensis Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formosan. 9: 64 (1920). Paederia villosa Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formosan. 9: 64 (1920). Paederia chinensis var. velutina Nakai, Fl. Sylv. Kor. 14: 92 (1923). Paederia chinensis f. microphylla Honda, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 43: 193 (1929). Paederia scandens (Lour.) Merr., Contr. Arnold Arbor. 8: 163 (1934). Paederia chinensis var. maritima Koidz., Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 5: 41 (1936). Paederia chinensis f. tenuissima Masam., Short Fl. Formosa: 205 (1936). Paederia scandens var. tomentosa (Blume) Hand.-Mazz., Symb. Sin. 7: 1023 (1936). Paederia stenophylla Merr., Sunyatsenia 3: 261 (1937). Paederia chinensis var. megaphylla Koidz., Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 8: 191 (1939). Paederia laxiflora Merr. ex H.L.Li, J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 429 (1944). Paederia longituba Nakai, Bull. Tokyo Sci. Mus. 22: 26 (1948). Paederia scandens f. mairei (H.Lév.) Nakai, Bull. Tokyo Sci. Mus. 22: 28 (1948). Paederia scandens var. velutina (Nakai) Nakai, Bull. Tokyo Sci. Mus. 29: 97 (1950). Paederia scandens var. longituba (Nakai) H.Hara, Enum. Sperm. Jap. 2: 24 (1952). Paederia scandens var. mairei (H.Lév.) H.Hara, Enum. Sperm. Jap. 2: 24 (1952). Paederia scandens var. maritima (Koidz.) H.Hara, Enum. Sperm. Jap. 2: 25 (1952). Paederia scandens f. megaphylla (Koidz.) H.Hara, Enum. Sperm. Jap. 2: 25 (1952). Paederia scandens f. microphylla (Honda) H.Hara, Enum. Sperm. Jap. 2: 25 (1952). Paederia scandens var. villosa (Hayata) Masam., Sci. Rep. Kanazawa Univ., Biol. 4: 92 (1955). Paederia scandens f. rubescens Asai, J. Jap. Bot. 63: 54 (1988). Paederia scandens f. rubrae-stellaris Konta & S.Matsumoto, Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo, B 31: 23 (2005). Paederia foetida f. microphylla (Honda) Tsukaya, Imaichi & J.Yokoy., J. Pl. Res. 119: 307 (2006). Family: RUBIACEAE Distribution: East Nepal to North Central Japan and Malesia Current Location: KFBG, Hong Kong. Note: LOOK AT THE LIST OF SYNONYMS!! I think this is found in India too. yes common in bengal... called gandha-bhadulia... used for rejuvenation, made up in a multi med concoction/ brew....kwatha... even Chakradatta described it way back when ...never seen the flowers, and ... the buds look like modern day large med capsules... spectacular...
As you can see the bengali name is "gandha" may be referring to smell and so does "foetida" mean, "foul smell".
I am sharing my Flora picture of the Year, 2012. Since last 3 years i was searching to get a view of how Paederia foetida looks when in full bloom. I have visited so many local and regional hot spots of Biodiversity in Odisha during my documentation of Flora of Odisha. But could not find this plant flowering. Even if i encountered good population of this species, all were in vegetative stage. I came to know that this species is listed under RET by FRLHT and flowering is not common. Finally last year i spotted this species flowering near to my office at Sahid nagar, Bhubaneswar in wild condition. I was very very happy and took around 50 snaps. Presenting my picture bellow. Excellent picture. I have seen this plant in Hong Kong on the roadsides. I used to mistake it for Asclepiads because of the oppose leaves. But finally I learnt how to differentiate it. Just touch the leaf and smell your hands, it gives a bad smell, probably that is why the species epithet "foetida" . I have never seen the flower and it is very nice to see the beautiful flowers of this plant. I've encountered this plant many times in Arunachal and Vietnam. Raw or boiled leaves are eaten by the local communities of Arunachal Pradesh (and probably in Assam too) to get rid of the stomach pain. I remember eating 'Bhajji/Pakora' made up of the leaves, offered by one of my Assamese neighbors when I was in Arunachal. They used to call it Paderu patta (पदेडू पत्ता =Leaf with farty smell :-)). Oh! What a lovely plate!!! Wonderful!!! And best wishes for your book on Flora of Odisha. Something really unique for presenting as Flora picture of the year 2012. I have included it. You can view the latest edited blog on Flora picture 2012
Unlike "Bengal Plants" or FBI, The Plant List or eFI informs Paederia foetida L. and Paederia tomentosa Bl. are synonymous.
Unknown sp. from Assam : Attachments (10). 5 posts by 5 authors. Attached images are unknown sp. from Assam. Please ID the plant sp. Date :10.11.2013 Location: Assam Family : Unknown Genus & species : Unknown Habitat: Climbs on the fences of the house Habit : Climber Paederia foetida, I guess. Looks like Paederia foetida. Supporting ... Id pl. It was a climber on the cluster of shrub in the open patch, with a very pleasant smell. Paederia foetida L. It is Paederia foetida L. flowers were fragrant-pleasant and sweet smelling. Yes ma'm... but the crushed leaves smell bad. Popularly known as 'Paderu patta' (पदेरू-पत्ता) or 'Paadu patta' (पादू-पत्ता). :-) Probably the leaves have medicinal properties. Have seen locals eating as 'Bhajji' or 'Pakauda' if the stomach is upset.
This vine looks different than what I saw and posted in my earlier upload. It is growing in a home yard and I am not sure if all leaves I have photographed are of the same plant. The leaves of this particular individual appeared to me different in shape and significantly bigger in size. Photographed the day before yesterday (4.11.14), in Hooghly District (West Bengal) Lamina length 14cm avg., petiole 10 cm avg. Leaves have typical unpleasant smell. The climber is Paederia foetida of Rubiaceae. The leaves are used for making a curry with raw plantain and black pepper to get relieve from arthritis. You do not get the bad smell of the leaves when it is used as curry.
Paederia foetida L. : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Wild Paederia foetida L. in fruiting from Itanagar area of Arunachal Location: Lantau, Hong Kong Date: 14 August 2018 Elevation: 3000 ft. Habit : Wild This should be Paederia foetida. Paederia foetida L Nepali Name : पादेबिरी Paadeiree
Paederia foetida L : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (5) - around 550 kb each. Location: Shivapuri Nationalk Park,Nepal Date: 24 August 2018 Elevation:6000 ft. Habit : Wild we had this growing in our college yard, quite naturally. no body planted it that we knew of- the leaves brought into class as a gag. gandhaprasarini. never saw the flowers. has anybody seen the plant flower in the lower gangetic plane?
PAEDERIA FOETIDA : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Attaching collages of Paederia foetida ((PRASARINI/ GANDHALI).
SK1602 25 Nov 2018 : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6)- around 600 kb each. Location: Victoria Peak, Hong Kong Date: 2 November 2018 Elevation: 1300 ft. This should be Paederia foetida. Thank you ...! Paederia foetida L
PAEDERIA FOETIDA : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1) Attaching a collage of Paederia foetida (PRASARANI/ GANDHALI/ GANDHA BHADULIA) You can see leaves, flowers and fruits of the species in this collage.
Location: Chalnakhel, Kathmandu Date: 06 September 2019 Elevation: 1404 m. Habit : Wild Attachments (3)- 2 mb each. Attachments (1)- 6 mb. References:
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