Icacinaceae FAMILY

Iodes cirrhosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Iodes cirrhosa is an evergreen, climbing plant with woody stems that attach themselves to the nearby vegetation by means of tendrils. The stems are usually 5 - 10 metres long, occasionally up to 18 metres, and around 8cm in diameter[ 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. , 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southeast China, northeast India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines,

HabitatSparse woods in valleys; at elevations from 400 - 1,000 metres, occasionally to 1,300 metres[ 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. ]. Light primary and secondary forest, forest borders, shrubberies, also in open vegetation on limestone rocks, sometimes rather dry places[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]