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Hedyotis scandens

Hedyotis scandens

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant contains a glucoside and two crystalline compounds, all related to rotenone, and most of them active as fish poisons[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitClimber
Growth—

Not known

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Hedyotis+scandens>

Pollinators

Insects

References

  1. [1]Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). — Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C. · Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. · 1986 · ISBN - ↩︎Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.
  2. [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. [3]Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 68 — Harvard University. · 1987 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org · ISBN 0004-2625 ↩︎Various articles on plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.