Lauraceae FAMILY

Cassytha filiformis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cassytha filiformis is a much branched, perennial, twining, parasitic or hemiparasitic plant, with stems growing 3 - 8 metres long[ 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. ]. It climbs over its host plant, feeding upon it and often forming dense mats of growth that can kill the host[ 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. ]. The plant is commonly gathered from the wild by local people for its medicinal and other uses[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWidespread in the tropics from Africa through Asia to Australia.

HabitatThickets or sparse forests on mountain slopes from near sea level to elevations of 1,600 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. ]. Occurs especially on the seashore and areas immediately behind the shore, often forming a dense blanket over thickets[ 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. ].