Apiaceae FAMILY
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides is a low-growing perennial plant that only reaches a height of 10cm, but spreads to form clumps 30cm or more wide. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeWidespread in tropical and subtropical areas of Africa, Indian subcontinent, China, Japan, Korea, through southeast Asia to eestern Australia
HabitatShady places in lowland areas of C. and S. Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Stream banks or forests in wet grassy places; at elevations from 400 - 3,000 metres in China[ 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. ].