Gynostemma - Gynostemma

Japanese: アマチャヅル - あまちゃづる

A perennial vine of the Cucurbitaceae family that grows in forests in the mountains and fields. It is called Gynostemma because its leaves have a sweet taste when chewed. There are male and female plants, and a somewhat thick underground stem lies underground. The stem is creeping and grows long, and wraps around other things with tendrils. The leaves have long petioles and grow alternately, with five leaflets. The flowers are small, pale green, about 5 mm in diameter, and grow in inflorescences from the base of the leaves around August to September. The corolla is deeply divided into five lobes, and the lobes have sharp tips. Male flowers have five stamens, and female flowers have one pistil.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

山や野原の林の中に生えるウリ科の多年生のつる草。葉をかむと甘味があるところからアマチャヅルという。雄株と雌株とがあり，地下にはやや太い地下茎が横たわり，茎はつる性で長く伸び，巻ひげで他物にからみつく。葉は長い葉柄があって互生し，5枚の小葉がある。花は小さく，淡緑色で径約5mm，8～9月頃葉のつけ根から出た花序につき，花冠は深く五つに裂けて，裂片の先はとがる。雄花には5本のおしべ，雌花には1個のめしべがある。

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