Primulaceae FAMILY
Embelia laeta
Embelia laeta
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Embelia laeta is an evergreen, scandent shrub growing 1 - 2 metres tall[ 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is, perhaps, cultivated at higher elevations in the Maleysian region[ 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 - China, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
HabitatMixed forests, open slopes of grasslands, shrubby areas, hillsides; at elevations from 100 - 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. ]. Ssp papilligera is found on margins of mixed forests and swamps; at elevations up to 3,000 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. ].