Stemonaceae FAMILY
Stemona burkillii
Stemona burkillii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Stemona burkillii is a herbaceous, erect or weakly climbing plant producing stems up to 1 metre long from an underground tuber. It attaches itself to other plants for support by means of tendrils. The plant is the source of an insecticide that is used locally.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Myanmar, Thailand.
HabitatDeciduous dipterocarp-oak and dry dipterocarp forest, often with much bamboo; on shaded places and near streams; on limestone and granite bedrock; at elevations from 100 - 925 metres[ 612 Title Census of Stemona (Stemonaceae) in Thailand Publication Author Inthachub P.; Vajrodaya. S.; Duyfjes B.E.E.E. Website http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea Publisher Blumea Year 2010 ISBN 10.3767-00065 Description A monograph on the genus Stemona. First published in the publication Blumea, Vol 55, pp 143 - 152, it can be downloaded from the Internet as a PDF file. ].