Primulaceae FAMILY

Embelia ribes

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

4/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Embelia ribes is an evergreent shrub or climbing plant producing stems up to 20 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. ]. These stems can scramble over the ground, or climb into the surrounding vegetation. The plant is much used in Ayurvedic medicine and is also harvested by local people for its range of edible uses[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines

HabitatMixed forests, bushes, roadsides, scrub, on well-drained soils of sand or sandy loam; at elevations from near sea level to 2,000 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 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. ].