Mansoa standleyi

Botanical Description

Mansoa standleyi is a climbing shrub with stems at least 8cm in diameter that attatch themselves to other plants by means of tendrils[ 369 Title Flora of Costa Rica Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1938 ISBN Description Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet. ] A commonly used herbal remedy in much of the plants native range, it is also harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.