Convolvulaceae FAMILY

Stictocardia tiliifolia

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Stictocardia tiliifolia is a climbing shrub producing stems up to 5 metres long. The plant either creeps along the ground or twines into other plants for support. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for its sap. The plant is often grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Japan, India, through southeast Asia to Australia and the western Pacific; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua; Caribbean.

HabitatSeashore thickets and forests at elevations below 100 metres in southern 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. ].