Vitaceae FAMILY

Leea macrophylla

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitShrub

Growth—

Species in this genus generally succeed in full or partial sun, preferring a moist, fertile, well-drained soil^{[1, 2]}. Leea macrophylla is a complex species with a variety of forms, that have probably arisen through pressure from the environment^[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cuttings Air layering Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Leea+macrophylla>

Pollinators

Flies, Bees

References

[1]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
[2]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.
[3]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.
[4]Flowers of India — http://www.flowersofindia.net/ ↩︎A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars.
[5]Ethnobotanical Observation on Tuberous Plants from Tribal Area of Rajasthan (India) — Shweta Swarnkar & S.S. Katewa · 2008 ↩︎A study on the traditional uses of root tubers in the Aravalli Hills of Rajasthan.