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Oenanthe javanica

Authority(Blume) DC.
FamilyMagnoliopsida:Rosidae:Apiales:Umbelliferae
SynonymsOenanthe benghalensis Roxb. ex Benth., Oenanthe javanica ssp. stolonifera (Roxb. ex DC.) Murata, Oenanthe javanica var. japonica (Miq.) Honda, Oenanthe stolonifer Wall., Oenanthe stolonifera Roxb. ex DC., Sium javanicum Blume
Common namesChinese celery, funcho da China, pampoong, piopo, Water dropwort
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Ecocrop code2364



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BRIEF DESCRIPTION It is a glabrous, often aquatic herbaceous plant with creeping stolons and long, threadlike, white rootlets. The erect or ascending, slender, hollow, much branched, green stems range from 10 cm to 1.5 m in height. The deep green leaves, having an odor like carrot tops, resemble celery in shape and size. Tiny, white, fragrant flowers form in compound umbels of 10-25 blooms. USES Used as a leafy vegetable or condiment, raw, steamed or briefly cooked. It can be used as a substitute for celery. It can also be used as feed for fish or other ruminants. The seed and other plant parts are used medicinally. GROWING PERIOD Perennial, may begin to fruit 60 days from planting, and continue for 2-3 years. COMMON NAMES Oenanthe, Water dropwort, Water celery, Persil seri, Tespong, Takai, Batjarongi, Nase, Indian pennywort, Pampung, Bacarongi, Selom, Piopo, Ongsoy, Alusis, Holong, S'ii s'aangz, Phakchi-lom, Phakan. FURTHER INF Oenanthe is native of Asia. In Papua New Guinea, it is found at elevations between sea level and 3400 m but is best grown at altitudes between 700 and 2800 m. It occurs wild in swampy localities, along streams and in wet grasslands and clearings. It is a cool-season plant. It thrives in warm wet areas, although some forms have frost-hardy roots and stolons. In Papua New Guinea, yields of 1 kg/m2 have been recorded.
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SOURCES (O. javanica (Blume) DC.)
Hackett C 1982 pp 28 [FER, PHO, DEP, PH, TEXT, TEMP]
Roecklein J 1987 pp 505 [USE]
Duke J 1975 pp 22 [PH, RAIN, TEMP]
Siemonsma J 1993 pp 220-222 [USE, DRA, TEMP, KTMP, LIG]