Aromatic schefflera

Heptapleurum aromaticum

leaf · vegetable

Aromatic young leaves, eaten raw, of a crooked shrub from Java with hand-shaped leaves of five to nine leaflets, dotted with transparent spots.

Origin

Java

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The young shoots are rinsed and eaten raw, in small amounts, alongside the dish.

Molecules

Beta-carotene (vitamin A) · Lutein and zeaxanthinIn small amounts, not counted Vegetable nitrates · Chlorophyll

Did you know?

It grows in forests up to 2,250 metres, and roots so easily from cuttings that it is used for hedges.