Premna puberula

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Premna puberula

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Premna
Species:
P. puberula
Binomial name
Premna puberula

Premna puberula is a species of plant in the family Lamiaceae that is endemic to Central and South China.

Know colloquially in South China as "fairy tofu tree"(神仙豆腐樹) or more simply as "tofu tree" (豆腐樹), the extract from the leaves of this plant, with it high pectin content, are used to make a jelly dish served in a similar manner as Chinese Liangfen.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International; et al. (BGCI) (2019). "Premna puberula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T158689163A158689165. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T158689163A158689165.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Zhang, Ming-Sheng (2012-09-28). "A Key Component Determination on Forming Fairy Tofu from the Leaf of Premna puberula (Verbenaceae)". Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. doi:10.7324/JAPS.2012.2906.
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