Rourea mimosoides
Connaraceae FAMILY

Rourea mimosoides

Rourea mimosoides

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rourea mimosoides is a very vigorous climbing shrub producing shoots that can be 50 metres long and 10cm in diameter[ 334 Title Flora of Peninsula Malaysia Publication Author Website http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants. , 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 ]. Rarely, it grows as a non-climbing shrub with drooping branches and very occasionally it can take the form of a small tree[ 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. , 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 medicinal use and as a source of tying material.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam.
HabitatLowland and hill forests at elevations up to 750 metres[ 334 Title Flora of Peninsula Malaysia Publication Author Website http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants. ]. It occurs in habitats ranging from beach forest, river banks, roadsides, bamboo forest and shrubberies to secondary and primary forest, at elevations from sea-level to 750 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. ].