Melastomataceae FAMILY
Macrolenes muscosa
Macrolenes muscosa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Macrolenes muscosa is a climbing shrub sending out stems that can be 4 - 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 sometimes harvested from the wild as a local source of food and medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia, mainly in Java.
HabitatOpen forests and in brushwood 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. ].