Gynura procumbens

Gynura procumbens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Gynura
Species:
G. procumbens
Binomial name
Gynura procumbens
(Lour.) Merr. 1923
Synonyms[1][2]
List
  • Cacalia procumbens Lour.
  • Cacalia cylindriflora Wall.
  • Cacalia finlaysoniana Wall.
  • Cacalia reclinata Wall.
  • Cacalia sarmentosa Blume
  • Cacalia sarracenia Blanco
  • Crassocephalum latifolium S.Moore
  • Crassocephalum pubigerum Kuntze
  • Gynura affinis Turcz.
  • Gynura agusanensis Elmer
  • Gynura buntingii S.Moore
  • Gynura cavaleriei H.Lév.
  • Gynura clementis Merr.
  • Gynura emeiensis Z.Y.Zhu
  • Gynura finlaysoniana DC.
  • Gynura latifolia Elmer
  • Gynura lobbiana Turcz.
  • Gynura piperi Merr.
  • Gynura pubigera Bold.
  • Gynura sarmentosa (Blume) DC.
  • Gynura scabra Turcz.
  • Senecio cacaliaster Blanco
  • Senecio finlaysonianus Sch.Bip.
  • Senecio mindoroensis Elmer
  • Senecio sarmentosus (Blume) Sch.Bip.

Gynura procumbens is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[1][3] It is sometimes referred to by the common names sabuñgai, sambung nyawa,[4][5] longevity spinach, or longevity greens. It is an edible vine that is native to Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Cambodia, the Central African Republic, China, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Java, Liberia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Nigeria, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1]

Its leaves are ovate-elliptic or lanceolate, 3.5 to 8 centimetres (1+1⁄3 to 3+1⁄6 in) long, and 0.8 to 3.5 centimetres (1⁄3 to 1+1⁄3 in) wide. Flowering heads are panicled, narrow, yellow, and 1 to 1.5 centimetres (1⁄3 to 2⁄3 in) long.[6][7] The plant grows wild but is also cultivated as a vegetable or medicinal plant. Its young leaves are used for cooking, such as with meat and prawns in a soup.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  2. ^ The Plant List, Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr.
  3. ^ "Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  4. ^ Bhore, Subhash J.; Ravichantar, Nithya; Loh, Chye Ying (1 November 2010). "Screening of endophytic bacteria isolated from leaves of Sambung Nyawa [Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr.] for cytokinin-like compounds". Bioinformation. 5 (5): 191–197. doi:10.6026/97320630005191. ISSN 0973-2063. PMC 3040498. PMID 21364796.
  5. ^ Rosidah, null; Yam, Mun Fei; Sadikun, Amirin; Ahmad, Mariam; Akowuah, Gabriel Akyirem; Asmawi, Mohd Zaini (22 June 2009). "Toxicology evaluation of standardized methanol extract of Gynura procumbens". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 123 (2): 244–249. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2009.03.011. ISSN 1872-7573. PMID 19429368.
  6. ^ Flora of China, Gynura procumbens (Loureiro) Merrill, 1923. 平卧菊三七 ping wo ju san qi
  7. ^ Merrill, Elmer Drew. 1923. Enumeration of Philippine Flowering Plants 3: 618
  8. ^ Tanaka, Yoshitaka; Van Ke, Nguyen (2007). Edible Wild Plants of Vietnam: The Bountiful Garden. Thailand: Orchid Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-9745240896.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
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