Vitaceae FAMILY

Leea aculeata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Leea aculeata is a spiny shrub or small tree that can grow up to 10 metres tall. The trunk and main branches are armed with spines[ 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 medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia (Sarawak), Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea

HabitatCommon in thickets and second-growth forests, especially along streams; at low and medium elevations, sometimes ascending to 1,300 metres[ 345 Title Minor Products of Philippine Forests Publication Author Brown. W. H. Publisher Bureau of Forestry, Manilla. Year 1920 ISBN Description A useful guide to some of the plants of the area, though terse on details. The book is out of copyright and can be legally downloaded from the Internet. , 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 ].