Apocynaceae FAMILY

Streptocaulon juventas

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Streptocaulon juventas is a climbing shrub with branching stems that can be around 8 metres long. Te stems scramble over the ground, twining into the surrounding vegetation for support[ 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. , 283 Title Medicinal Plants in Vietnam Publication Author Nguyen Van Dan & Doan Thi Nhu Publisher World Health Organisation Year 1989 ISBN 92 9061 101 4 Description An excellent book, giving information on over 200 plants, their medicinal compounds and applications. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, ?Malaysia, ?Indonesia

HabitatMontane forests, thickets, often clinging to trees; at elevations from 300 - 1,000 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. ].