Desmos chinensis

Botanical Description

Desmos chinensis is a climbing shrub producing stems up to 4 metres long in China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The stems can be 24 metres long in Malaysia[ 616 Title The Flora of the Malay Peninsula Publication Author Ridley H.N. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher L. Reeve & Co. Ltd.; London. Year 1922 ISBN Description An early flora of the Malay Peninsula. ], and up to 40 metres in Borneo[ 994 Title The Gardens' Bulletin Vol. 64 Publication Author Publisher Singapore Botanic Gardens; Singapore Year 2012 ISBN 0374-7859 Description A botanical journey containing various articles, including a treatment of the climbing species of Annonaceae in Malaysia. ]. The plant is used locally, being harvested from the wild for its essential oil, fibre, food and medicinal uses. It is also often grown in gardens as an ornamental, valued especially for its fragrant blooms. Desmos chinensis The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].