Asteraceae FAMILY

Vernonia arborea

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vernonia arborea is an evergreen shrub or a tree that can grow 15 - 26 metres tall. The bole is usually straight and cylindrical, but is sometimes twisted; it can be free of branches for up to 12 metres, and up to 40cm in diameter[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. , 443 Title Biotik, Laos Publication Author Website http://biotik.org/species_list_laos.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on more than 100 species of Laotian trees. , 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE, Asia - southern China, India, Thailand, Vambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia to New Guinea.

HabitatA sub-canopy tree, common especially in forest gaps, areas of secondary growth, disturbed places and along roads; growing in a wide range of situations from swamps to river sides, hillsides and dry ridges; at elevations up to 1,600 metres[ 443 Title Biotik, Laos Publication Author Website http://biotik.org/species_list_laos.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on more than 100 species of Laotian trees. , 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ].