Moraceae FAMILY

Dorstenia contrajerva

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dorstenia contrajerva is a low-growing, evergreen perennial plant with a creeping rhizome, leaves up to 20cm long on stems up to 25cm long[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The root is often gathered from the wild and used medicinally. The plant is also abundantly cultivated for its medicinal uses in Indonesia and Malaysia, and locally in Africa and South America[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - Peru, north through central America to Mexico and the Caribbean.

HabitatMoist forest or thickets, ascending from sea level to about 1,800 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].