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ល្ពៅ, Blanco pumpkin quash" Ghost pumpkin

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  ល្ពៅ. Blanco pumpkin quash,  Polar bear pumpkin 

ដើមអង្កាញ់, Cassod / Kassod tree(Senna siamea)

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 ដើមអង្កាញ់ (Senna siamea) commonly called Siamese cassia, Kassod / Cassod tree. Cassod tree is a legume in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.  Flowers, tender leaves, shoots, and tender fruits is harvested for consumption. The Khmers used it in Green Curry Stew "Sum-Law K'Tiss", or a quick blanched serves  with dipping sauce (Khmer Pesto). Flowers is commonly pickled. It is a commonly used in traditional Khmer cooking in the rural countryside.  A native to Cambodia. An indigenous food crop growing uncared for. A perennial in a tropical and subtropical climate.  It's susceptible to cold and frost... https://www.winrock.org/factnet-a-lasting-impact/fact-sheets/senna-siamea-a-widely-used-legume-tree/

Canna Pretoria

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 Canna Pretoria 'Variegated'. 

សាគូ / Arrowroot (Maranta Arundinacea)

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 សាគូពណ៌ក្រហម, និង សាគូពណ៌ស, Arrowroot (Maranta Arundinacea) សាគូពណ៌ក្រហមនិងសាគូ ពណ៌ស/ Arrowroot (Maranta Arundinacea)

(Dioscorea Cayenensis) Yellow Jamaican yam

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(Dioscorea Cayennensis Lam)  locally called Yellow guinea yam, or ដំឡូងព្រៃសាច់ពណ៌លឿង,  (Dioscorea Cayennensis Lam.) Yellow Jamaican yam. D. cayenensis must go through a detoxification process before eating.  D. Cayennensis Lam is a sub specie of D. Rotundata.  credit Google image 

Dioscorea rotundata? ដំឡូងជ្រូក

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(Dioscorea rotundata??) is an african cultivar that has rounded stems, thorns, and leaves are completely different, darker green, and on the stiff side. As for this variety, it isn't prickly, and leaves are elongated heartshape.  What variety is it? ដំឡូងជ្រូក

ត្រាវ (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) E

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 ត្រាវ (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) Commonly called Malanga.  (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) Malanga  (Xanthosoma violaceum) Malanga Lila.