Daun gurita

Osmoxylon palmatum

leaf · vegetable

Large palmate leaves, cut into five to nine toothed lobes, from a small tree of the primary forests of the Moluccas and Sulawesi, eaten as a vegetable.

Origin

Moluccas and Sulawesi

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The leaves and young shoots are rinsed and cooked for a few minutes, boiled, steamed or in a sauce; they are eaten cooked.

Molecules

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

Did you know?

Daun gurita means 'octopus leaf'.