Asparagaceae FAMILY

Disporopsis longifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Disporopsis longifolia is a herbaceous, perennial plant growing from a creeping, fleshy rhizomatous rootstock around 10 - 20mm thick. The arching stems are usually around 30 - 100cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southeastern China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.

HabitatForests, forest margins and thickets at elevations of 100 - 1800 metres in Guangxi and Yunnan Provinces[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description 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. ]..Wet places in mountainous regions in Vietnam[ 283 Title Medicinal Plants in Vietnam Publication Author Nguyen Van Dan & Doan Thi Nhu Publisher World Health Organisation Year 1989 ISBN 92 9061 101 4 Description An excellent book, giving information on over 200 plants, their medicinal compounds and applications. ].