
Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern
Desmos chinensis
Desmos chinensis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitClimber
Growth—
Succeeds in full sun in any well-drained soil[1]. Prefers a position in some shade.
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Desmos+chinensis>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants — Ahmed Fayaz · Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand · 2011 · ISBN 978-1-55407-489 ↩︎A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference.
- [2]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
- [3]The Flora of the Malay Peninsula — Ridley H.N. · L. Reeve & Co. Ltd.; London. · 1922 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎An early flora of the Malay Peninsula.
- [4]The Gardens' Bulletin Vol. 64 — Singapore Botanic Gardens; Singapore · 2012 · ISBN 0374-7859 ↩︎A botanical journey containing various articles, including a treatment of the climbing species of Annonaceae in Malaysia.
- [5]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
- [6]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.