Gynura bicolor

Gynura bicolor
Hongfeng cai 紅鳳菜 plant
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Gynura
Species:	G. bicolor
Binomial name
Gynura bicolor (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC. 1838
Synonyms[1]
Cacalia bicolor Roxb. ex Willd. Gynura angulosa Hance Senecio bicolor Sch.Bip. Senecio moluccanus Roxb.

Gynura bicolor, hongfeng cai 紅鳳菜, Okinawan spinach or edible gynura, is a member of the chrysanthemum family (Asteraceae). It is native to China, Thailand, and Myanmar but grown in many other places as a vegetable and as a medicinal herb.^[2]

There are two kinds: one that is green on both sides, and another with leaves that are green on the top and purple underneath. Both kinds are considered medicinal vegetables. Gynura bicolor is a perennial and therefore found for sale throughout the year, however, winter and spring are the best times to use the plant.^{[citation needed]}