Rubiaceae FAMILY

Oldenlandia verticillata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Oldenlandia verticillata is an annual to perennial, spreading plant with diffusely-branched stems 15 - 100cm long growing from a stout taproot[ 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. , 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, southern Japan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatSunny to lightly shaded positions in dry, less fertile, open localities, growing in old clearings, teak forest and thickets; at elevations from sea-level up to 1,600 metres[ 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. ].