Convolvulaceae FAMILY
Argyreia nervosa
Argyreia nervosa
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitClimber
GrowthFast
Succeeds in moist tropical and subtropical regions[1]. The plant has been known to thrive in drier monsoon areas as well as in the wet tropics[2]. Tolerant of a range of soil conditions[2], it prefers a moderately fertile, well-drained soil and a position in full sun[1]. Young plants are somewhat shade tolerant[2]. The plant has escaped from cultivation and become naturalized in many areas[1]. It is recorded as being invasive in areas such as northern Australia and some Pacific Islands[2].
Propagation
Seed - Softwood cuttings. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Argyreia+nervosa>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
- [2]Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk — http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html ↩︎A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands.
- [3]Handbook of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants — Kapoor. L. D. · CRC Press, Florida. · 2001 · ISBN 0-8493-2929-9 ↩︎A very detailed book on some of the key Ayurvedic herbs, giving both technical and non-technical information on each plant. The whole is very well referenced.
- [4]Ethnomedicinal Uses of Plants in the Plains Area of the Tirunelveli-District, Tamilnadu, India — Vanila, D., Ghanthikumar, S. and Manickam, V.S. · 2008 ↩︎
- [5]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.