Annonaceae FAMILY
Phaeanthus vietnamensis
Phaeanthus vietnamensis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Phaeanthus vietnamensis is an evergreen shrub or small tree that can grow from 2 - 10 metres tall. The bole can be up to 15cm in diameter[ 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. , 1043 Title Revision of the Genus Phaeanthus (Annonaceae) Publication Blumea Vol. 45 pp205 - 233 Author Mols J.B.; Kessler P.J.A. Publisher National Herbarium, Nederlands Year 2000 ISBN Description A revision of the genus Phaeanthus ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Vietnam.
HabitatAn understorey plant, widely distributed in primary forest, on clay or rocky soils; at elevations up to 600 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. , 1043 Title Revision of the Genus Phaeanthus (Annonaceae) Publication Blumea Vol. 45 pp205 - 233 Author Mols J.B.; Kessler P.J.A. Publisher National Herbarium, Nederlands Year 2000 ISBN Description A revision of the genus Phaeanthus ].