Chloranthus erectus

Botanical Description

Chloranthus erectus is a glabrous, aromatic, slightly woody herb or small shrub growing up to 3 metres tall[ 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. ]. At one time the plant was widely used and traded in markets in Indonesia as a tea, but cultivation of the plant was banned by the Dutch colonial government in the 19th century in order to promote the growing and use of tea (Camellia sinensis)[ 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. ]. Since then use of the plant for tea has virtually ceased, though it is still used for medicinal purposes[ 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. ]. Because of its fragrant flowers and leaves, and its good response to shaping, it is also grown as an ornamental in Indonesia[ 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 threatened with extinction in the wild due to habitat destruction[ 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. ].