Menispermaceae FAMILY

Stephania venosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Stephania venosa is a slender, climbing, herbaceous plant, producing annual stems up to 20 metres long from a large, tuberous rootstock. The plants climb into the trees, twining themselves around the surrounding vegetation for support[ 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. ]. A popular herbal remedy in Thailand, where the plant is harvested from the wild and also sometimes cultivated for medicinal purposes. It is also grown by some specialist gardeners as an ornamental[ 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. , 385 Title Bihrmann's Caudiciforms Publication Author Website http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An internet site giving information on caudiciform plants (plants with swollen stem bases such as the Baobab tree, cycads and many succulents). Excellent photos, usually of cultivated plants in pots. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Andaman Islands, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatScattered, but locally common, in forest on hillsides, plains and mountains, sometimes on limestone, at elevations up to 1,600 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. ].