Lasia

Lasia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to Asia and New Guinea. The genus contains only two known species, Lasia spinosa and Lasia concinna.[1][2][3] Lasia was believed to be a monotypic genus until 1997 when a wild population of Lasia concinna was discovered in a farmer's paddy field in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The farmer had been growing them for their edible young leaves. This species of Lasia had been known of previously only from a single specimen at the Bogor Botanic Gardens, formally described in 1920.[4] Prior to 1997, the specimen was believed to have been a hybrid between Lasia spinosa and Cyrtosperma merkusii.[5] The subsequent discovery by Hambali and Sizemore led to the realization that it was in fact a distinct species.[6][7]

For the insect genus, see Lasia (fly).

Lasia
Lasia spinosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Lasioideae
Genus: Lasia
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Synonyms[1]

Lasius Hassk.

Species
  1. Lasia concinna Alderw. – West Kalimantan (Borneo)
  2. Lasia spinosa (L.) Thwaites – China (including Tibet), Taiwan, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea

Uses

In Sri Lanka, Lasia spinosa is known as kohila (කොහිල) and the leaves and rhizomes of the plant are used in Sri Lankan cuisine.[8]

Leaf extract of Lasia spinosa has shown significant anthelminthic efficacy against the adult stages and migrating larvae of Trichinella spiralis. doi: 10.1007/s00436-011-2551-9.

Myanmar

In Myanmar, Lasia plant is known as Zayit (in Myanmar ဇရစ်). Its shoots are used in cuisines either as fried cuisine or soup. [9] [10] [11]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1–560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  3. Flora of China, Vol. 23 Page 16 刺芋属 ci yu shu, Lasia Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. 1: 64, 81. 1790.
  4. Alderwerelt van Rosenburgh, Cornelis Rugier Willem Karel van. 1920. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg 1: 379
  5. Hay, A. (1990). Aroids of Papua New Guinea. Christensen Research Center
  6. Bown, Demi (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.
  7. Hambali, G. G. and Sizemore, M. (1997). The rediscovery of Lasia concinna Alderw. (Araceae: Lasioideae) in West Kalimantan, Borneo. Aroideana 20: 37-39.
  8. "Lasia spinosa". Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition. 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  9. https://steemit.com/myanmar/@mamamyanmar/tamarind-browse-and-my-made-eating-part-9-02ec5cb33ed23
  10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrdem2_oIA4
  11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYdYDL4YTB4


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