Amaranthaceae FAMILY

Aerva sanguinolenta

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aerva sanguinolenta is an erect or clambering herb with stems that are branched from the base and sometimes also from above. It can grow 40 - 200cm tall, the stems often becoming woody near the base[ 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. , 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental, especially the form with a purplish tinge[ 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 RangeE. Asia - southern China, Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatLocally common in abandoned fields, brushwood and hedges, at elevations up to 200 metres in Java but ascending to 2,000 metres in Indo-China[ 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. ].