Annonaceae FAMILY

Uvaria sorzogonensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Uvaria sorzogonensis is a large woody climbing plant, common at low and medium altitudes[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The edible fruits are sometimes gathered from the wild for local use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Philippines.

HabitatThickets and forests at low and medium elevations[ 465 Title An Enumeration of Philippine Flowering Plants Publication Author Merrill E.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Bureau of Science, Manila. Year 1925 ISBN Description Mainly a list of plant names, plus some synonyms, giving details of where the name was published. Also gives a note on the range of the plant, its habitat and local names. Unfortunately, it does not even give a brief description of the plant. ].