Sarcostigma kleinii

Botanical Description

Sarcostigma kleinii is a much-branched vigorous climbing shrub with stems up to 26 metres long and up to 8cm thick. Usually evergreen, the plant is sometimes leafless when flowering[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, mdicine and source of oil. The oil is a popular treatment for rheumatism in India.