Menispermaceae FAMILY
Cyclea laxiflora
Cyclea laxiflora
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cyclea laxiflora is a slender herbaceous climbing plant with stems that can become somewhat woody and persist. The stems can be up to 15 metres long[ 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatSecondary and coastal forest, scrub vegetation, hedges and cultivated land, at elevations up to 1,200 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. ].