Fabaceae FAMILY

Hylodesmum repandum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hylodesmum repandum is an erect, perennial plant, often becoming woody at the base. It can grow 30 - 150cm tall with simple or branched stems[ 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 can have a climbing orscrambling habit, sometimes forming dense undergrowth 30 - 400cm tall[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It can be used as a green manure and ground cover.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWidespread in the tropics from Africa, through Asia to some of the Pacific Islands.

HabitatOften one of the dominant components of shaded places in dry evergreen forest or rain-forest or at the forest margin; riverine vegetation; Podocarpus forest; along roadsides; at elevations from 400 - 3,050 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. , 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].