Molineria latifolia
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Molineria latifolia

Molineria latifolia

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Perennial
Growth—

A plant of the humid tropics, it can also be grown in the humid subtropics and in essentially frost-free, warm temperate areas[1]. Requires a fertile, humus-rich, moisture-retentive but well-drained soil[1].Succeeds in semi-shade and also in deeper shade[1].

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe[1]. Division of the rootstock[1]. Offsets[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Molineria+latifolia>

Pollinators

Insects

References

  1. [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. [2]Flora Malesiana Series 1 — Various · Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch · http://www.archive.org ↩︎A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
  3. [3]Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants — http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 ↩︎Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.
  4. [4]A Field Guide to the Medicinal Plants of Tasek Bera. — Wetlands International. · http://www.rufford.org/files/Field%20Guide_0.pdf ↩︎An on-line PDF, there is no evidence that it has been published and no details of the publisher, though it was funded by The Rufford Foundation, charity no 1117270. Gives brief guides to local uses of over 50 medicinal plants.
  5. [5]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
  6. [6]Useful Fiber Plants of the World — Dodge C.R. · USDA; Washington. · 1897 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ ↩︎A rather dated, but very comprehensive catalogue of fibre plants from around the world. The book can be downloaded from the Internet.