Menispermaceae FAMILY

Tinospora glabra

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Tinospora glabra is a deciduous climbing shrub producing woody stems that twine around other plants for support[ 334 Title Flora of Peninsula Malaysia Publication Author Website http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants. ]. The plant is gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands.

HabitatLowland forest[ 334 Title Flora of Peninsula Malaysia Publication Author Website http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants. ]. Littoral rain forest and forest dominated by Casuarina equisetifolia; mangrove vegetation; sandy beaches; also found inland in disturbed forest and thickets at elevations up to 500 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. ].