Lardizabalaceae FAMILY

Sargentodoxa cuneata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sargentodoxa cuneata is a vigorous, deciduous climbing shrub, producing woody stems up to 7.5 metres long that support themselves by twining around the nearby vegetation[ 182 Title Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos. Publication Author Thomas. G. S. Publisher Murray Year 1992 ISBN 0-7195-5043-2 Description Contains a wide range of plants with a brief description, mainly of their ornamental value but also usually of cultivation details and varieties. , 219 Title Gardening on Walls Publication Author Grey-Wilson. C. & Matthews. V. Publisher Collins Year 1983 ISBN 0-00-219220-0 Description A nice little book about plants for growing against walls and a small section on plants that can grow in walls. ]. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a medicine and insecticide. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern China (Shaanxi to Jiangsu and southwards), northern Vietnam, Laos.

HabitatOpen forests on mountain slopes, along alpine gullies where the soil is fertile[ 147 Title A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Publication Author ? Publisher Running Press; Philadelphica. Year 1977 ISBN 0-914294-92-X Description A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods. , 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. ].