Gynura procumbens grows as a scrambling perennial plant with stems that can extend to 6m long if left to grow.The fleshy leaves are bright green that are rather smooth to touch. The shape of leaves can vary depending on the growing conditions and they can range from roundish to ovate in shape but are all shallowly toothed at the margins. Flowering heads are panicled, narrow, yellow, and 1 to 1.5 centimeters long. Involucral bracts are smooth and up to 6 millimeters long.Achenes are very small and smooth, with very close and slenderribs. Gynura procumbens is found especially in southeast Asia such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.

Family                 : Asteraceae
Climate               : Full sun, 18-20˙C
Common name : Purple Velvet Plant
Botanical name : Gynura procumbens
Health benefit    : Support Normal Blood Sugar Balance *
Available form    : Fine/coarse powder
Used in                : GynuHerb
Item number      : OP Gyn 02