Urticaceae FAMILY

Elatostema cyrtandrifolium

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Elatostema cyrtandrifolium is a perennial plant, with erect to ascending stems that can persist and become more or less woody; it can grow around 14 - 70cm tall[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - northeast India, Myanmar, southern and easternn China, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia (Java)

HabitatForests and streamsides; at elevations from 300 - 1,900 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. ].