Scientific Name: Remusatia vivipara (Roxb.) Schott
Family: Araceae (Arum Family)
Vernacular name: Marachembu,
Maratthaali (Malayalam)
Tribal name: Marachembu
(Paniya, Kattunaikka)
Habit: Herb
Habitat: On Rotting wood
and among rocks
Distribution: Africa,
Madagascar, Indo-Malesia, Australia
Tribal consumers:
Paniya, Kattunaikka
Parts Used: Leaf
(After cooking)
Seasonal Availability:
April-September
Key identification features: Epiphytic
or lithophytic herbs with slender shoots and glossy, ovate leaves.
Inflorescence solitary with yellowish-white spathes. Male flowers have 6 united
stamens, and female flowers have a globose ovary with 3-lobed stigma.
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