Oenanthe javanica

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Oenanthe javanica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Oenanthe
Species:
O. javanica
Binomial name
Oenanthe javanica
Synonyms [2]
  • Cyssopetalum javanicumTurcz.
  • Dasyloma corticatumMiq.
  • Dasyloma japonicumMiq.
  • Dasyloma javanicum(Blume) Miq.
  • Dasyloma laciniatum(Blume) Miq.
  • Dasyloma latifoliumLindl.
  • Dasyloma subbipinnatumMiq.
  • Falcaria javanica(Blume) DC.
  • Falcaria laciniata(Blume) DC.
  • Oenanthe decumbensKoso-Pol.
  • Oenanthe kudoiSuzuki & Yamam.
  • Oenanthe normaniiF.P. Metcalf
  • Oenanthe stoloniferaWall. ex DC
  • Oenanthe subbipinnata(Miq.) Drude
  • Phellandrium stoloniferumRoxb.
  • Sium javanicumBlume

Oenanthe javanica, commonly Java waterdropwort, [3] water celery, [4] water dropwort, [5] Chinese celery, [4] Indian pennywort, [6] minari and Japanese (flat leaf) parsley, [4] is a plant of the genus Oenanthe originating from East Asia. It has a widespread native distribution in temperate Asia and tropical Asia, and is also native to Queensland, Australia. [6]

Contents

This plant should not be confused with the plants of the genus Cryptotaenia , sometimes called "Japanese wild parsley" (mitsuba in Japanese), Apium graveolens var. secalinum which is also called "Chinese celery", or other plants called "water dropwort" and "water celery".

Description

Oenanthe javanica is a perennial herb that grows to about 1 m in height, with fibrous roots that emerge from all nodes, and flowers with 5 white petals and 5 stamens. The leaves are aromatic, glabrous, and have a sheath covering the stem. The leaflets are divided into lobes and crinkled. [7] The 'Flamingo' variety has colorful pink edges. The plant grows wild in moist areas, along streams and on the edges of ponds.[ citation needed ]

The plant is considered officially invasive in several states of the United States. [8]

Culinary use

While many other species of Oenanthe are extremely toxic, Oenanthe javanica is edible, and is cultivated in China, India, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, and Vietnam, as well as in Italy, where its spring growths are relished as a vegetable.[ citation needed ]

India

Known locally as komprek (Meitei : ꯀꯣꯝꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯛ [9] ), it is commonly consumed in the Northeast Indian state of Manipur, where it is one of the main ingredients in Manipuri eromba and singju .[ citation needed ]

Japan

Called seri (セリ) in Japanese, it is one of the ingredients of the symbolic dish, Nanakusa Gayu, consumed on 7 January.

Korea

In Korea, the plant is called minari (미나리) and is eaten as namul vegetable. [10] The 2020 drama film Minari is named after the vegetable. [11]

Constituents

The plant contains persicarin and isorhamnetin. [12]

See also

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References

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  10. Journal of Plant Biology - Volumes 45-46 2002- Page 83 "The cultivated type, 'Minari', is a major vegetable crop . These two types are not easily distinguishable; even quantitative characters such as leaf and petiole size cannot be used as criteria for their classification . "
  11. Lee, Paula Young (2021-02-18). "In Minari, Yuh-Jung Youn Shows Us America Through the Eyes of a Korean Elder". Center for Asian American Media . Retrieved 2021-04-01. ...the minari plant, the herb after which the film is named.
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