Cyclanthaceae FAMILY
Evodianthus funifer
Evodianthus funifer
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Evodianthus funifer is a climbing perennial plant, often epiphytic on the trunks of trees. The stems, which produce aerial roots, can scramble over the ground or climb into the surrounding vegetation. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use in making baskets.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama to Nicaragua; Caribbean - Trinidad.
HabitatAn epiphytic climber on tree trunks in dense, primary forest[ 521 Title Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador. Publication Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15 Author Vickers W.T.; Plowman T. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; USA. Year 1984 ISBN 0015 - 0746 Description Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].