Prionostemma aspera

Botanical Description

Prionostemma aspera is a vigorous climbing shrub producing stems up to 25 metres long that twine into the surrounding vegetation. Sometimes the plant adopts a more shrub-like habit with scrambling stems[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.