Chinese mesona (Platostoma palustre) is a plant in the mint family. It is cultivated in East Asia, where it is mostly used to make grass jelly.

Categories: Vegetable
Used to derive: Grass jelly
Also known as:
Chinese: 仙人草仙草舅涼粉草仙草仙草
Chinese (Romanized): xiānrén cǎoxiān cǎo jiùliángfěn cǎosian-chháuxiān cǎo
Latin species name: Platostoma palustre
Thai: หญ้าเฉาก๊วย
Wikidata ID: Q15351601
Wikipedia title: Platostoma palustre
Yue: 涼粉草
Yue (Romanized): lèuhng fán chouleung fun cho
References:
Wikipedia article: Platostoma palustre
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