Cucurbitaceae FAMILY

Herpetospermum pedunculosum

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Herpetospermum pedunculosum is a Annual Climber up to 2.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas to China and Tibet.

HabitatForest edges, especially along trails at elevations of 1000 - 3000 metres in Nepal[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ]. Thickets and forest sides on mountain slopes at elevations of 2300 - 2500 metres in Tibet[ 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. ].