Dilleniaceae FAMILY

Tetracera scandens

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Tetracera scandens is an evergreen shrub. It varies in habit from a small shrub growing only 2 metres tall in areas of open vegetation to a woody climbing plant producing stems up to 30 metres long in thickets and forests[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The main stems can be up to 16cm 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. ]. The leaves are harvested from the wild and used locally as a sandpaper, whilst the plant also has a range of local medicinal uses.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

HabitatA creeper or climber in thickets and secondary forests, especially on riverbanks and near the seacoast; in more open vegetation forming small shrubs. Found at elevations from sea-level up to 1,000 metres, but rarely above 500 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].