Broussonetia kurzii
| Broussonetia kurzii | |
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| Kaeng dok salae, a Thai dish made with Broussonetia kurzii flower buds | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Broussonetia |
| Species: | B. kurzii
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| Binomial name | |
| Broussonetia kurzii (Hook.f.) Corner
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Broussonetia kurzii is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae. It is a dioecious shrub native to Southeast Asia where it is found in tropical rainforests or seasonal tropical forests.[1]
Uses[]
Known as salae (สะแล) in Thailand, this species is valued as a medicinal plant. Its little spherical flower buds are also a food item in Thai cuisine.[2]
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Media related to Broussonetia kurzii at Wikimedia Commons- Plernchai Tangkanakul, Gassinee Trakoontivakorn, Payom Auttaviboonkul, Boonma Niyomvit and Karuna Wongkrajang, Antioxidant Activity of Northern and Northeastern Thai Foods Containing Indigenous Vegetables in Kasetsart J. (Nat. Sci.) 40 (Suppl.) : 47 - 58 (2006)
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Categories:
- Moraceae
- Flora of East Himalaya
- Flora of Indo-China
- Medicinal plants of Asia
- Dioecious plants
- Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker
- Moraceae stubs