Asteraceae FAMILY
Adenostemma platyphyllum
Adenostemma platyphyllum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Adenostemma platyphyllum is a coarse, erect, annual plant that can grow up to 1 metre tall[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica.
HabitatA weed in wet situations; streamsides, ditches, old gardens, sometimes troublesome in badly-drained pasture; at elevations up to 2,000 metres in New Guinea[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. ].