Gynura procumbens

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image = Gynura procumbens (Diabetes plant) (1).jpg

|genus = Gynura

|species = procumbens

|authority = (Lour.) Merr. 1923

|synonyms_ref = [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-110011 The Plant List, Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr. ]

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|Cacalia cylindriflora Wall.

|Cacalia finlaysoniana Wall.

|Cacalia procumbens Lour. 1790

|Cacalia reclinata Roxb.

|Cacalia sarmentosa Lesch. ex Blume

|Crassocephalum baoulense (Hutch. & Dalziel) Milne-Redh.

|Crassocephalum latifolium S.Moore

|Gynura affinis Turcz.

|Gynura agusanensis Elmer

|Gynura baoulensis Hutch. & Dalziel

|Gynura buntingii S.Moore

|Gynura cavaleriei Levl.

|Gynura clementis Merr.

|Gynura finlaysoniana DC.

|Gynura latifolia (S.Moore) Elmer

|Gynura lobbiana Turcz.

|Gynura piperi Merr.

|Gynura pubigera Bold.

|Gynura sarmentosa (Blume) DC.

|Gynura scabra Turcz.

|Senecio baoulensis A.Chev.

|Senecio mindoroensis Elmer

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Gynura procumbens (also known as sabuñgai or sambung nyawa{{cite journal|last1=Bhore|first1=Subhash J.|last2=Ravichantar|first2=Nithya|last3=Loh|first3=Chye Ying|title=Screening of endophytic bacteria isolated from leaves of Sambung Nyawa [Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr.] for cytokinin-like compounds|journal=Bioinformation|date=1 November 2010|volume=5|issue=5|pages=191–197|issn=0973-2063|doi=10.6026/97320630005191|pmid=21364796|pmc=3040498}}{{cite journal|last1=Rosidah|first1=null|last2=Yam|first2=Mun Fei|last3=Sadikun|first3=Amirin|last4=Ahmad|first4=Mariam|last5=Akowuah|first5=Gabriel Akyirem|last6=Asmawi|first6=Mohd Zaini|title=Toxicology evaluation of standardized methanol extract of Gynura procumbens|journal=Journal of Ethnopharmacology|date=22 June 2009|volume=123|issue=2|pages=244–249|doi=10.1016/j.jep.2009.03.011|issn=1872-7573|pmid=19429368}}), sometimes called "longevity spinach" or "longevity greens", is an edible vine found in China, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Leaves are ovate-elliptic or lanceolate, {{convert|3.5|to|8|cm|in|frac=6}} long, and {{convert|0.8|to|3.5|cm|in|frac=6}} wide. Flowering heads are panicled, narrow, yellow, and {{convert|1|to|1.5|cm|in|frac=6}} long.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242445159 Flora of China, Gynura procumbens (Loureiro) Merrill, 1923. 平卧菊三七 ping wo ju san qi ]Merrill, Elmer Drew. 1923. Enumeration of Philippine Flowering Plants 3: 618 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.{{ cite book | first1=Yoshitaka | last1=Tanaka | first2=Nguyen | last2=Van Ke | date=2007 | title=Edible Wild Plants of Vietnam: The Bountiful Garden | publisher=Thailand: Orchid Press | isbn=978-9745240896 | page=50}}