Vitaceae FAMILY

Tetrastigma harmandii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ayo is a climbing shrub producing stems up to 10 metres long[ 345 Title Minor Products of Philippine Forests Publication Author Brown. W. H. Publisher Bureau of Forestry, Manilla. Year 1920 ISBN Description A useful guide to some of the plants of the area, though terse on details. The book is out of copyright and can be legally downloaded from the Internet. ]. The stems are 10 - 25mm in diameter and climb into the surrounding vegetation for support, attaching themselves by means of tendrils[ 345 Title Minor Products of Philippine Forests Publication Author Brown. W. H. Publisher Bureau of Forestry, Manilla. Year 1920 ISBN Description A useful guide to some of the plants of the area, though terse on details. The book is out of copyright and can be legally downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild and used locally as a source of food, medicines and fibre.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines.

HabitatRavines and thickets at low to medium elevations[ 527 Title The Philippine Journal of Science Vol. 12 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Year 1917 ISBN Description A botanical publication containing, amongst many others, the first publication of the name Cryptocarya lanceolata. , 582 Title Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Publication Author Website http://www.bpi.da.gov.ph/Publications/mp/mplants.html Publisher Bureau of Plant Industry, Philippines. Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site from the Philippines Department of Agriculture, giving information in a readable way on the medicinal uses of many plants in their area. ].