Amaranthaceae FAMILY

Deeringia amaranthoides

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant is thought to be poisonous in some regions where it grows[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Deeringia amaranthoides is a shrub producing long branches that can be pendulous, scandent or clambering over other plants. The stems are usually 2 - 6 metres long, exceptionally to 15 metres[ 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 plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is also occasionally planted in hedges to provide material for medicinal use[ 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 plant is occasionally found for sale as a medicinal plant in local markets[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia

HabitatHillsides, at elevations of 100 - 2,200 metres in southern China[ 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. ]. Teak forest, open mixed forest, secondary forest and their borders, tall brushwood, hedges, mainly in somewhat drier regions, often on calcareous soils, sea-level to 1,500 metres[ 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. ].