Fabaceae FAMILY

Codariocalyx gyroides

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Codarrio is a short-lived, erect shrub with multiple stems, growing from 1 - 3 metres tall. The plant was grown on a rather large scale in the early 20th century as a cover and green manure crop, especially in SE Asia but also in other countries such as Malawi and Cuba[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. Nowadays, however, it has been mostly replaced by other species[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. More recently, it has once again been recommended as a valuable multipurpose legume and has been seriously studied in cultivation experiments[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea.

HabitatPlains, grassy river banks, sparse forests on mountain slopes; at elevations of 100 - 1,500 metres[ 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. ].