Menispermaceae FAMILY

Arcangelisia flava

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

The fruit is possibly used as a fish poison[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Arcangelisia flava is a vigorous, climbing shrub producing twining stems up to 20 metres long and 5cm in diameter near their base[ 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. ]. A popular medicinal plant in parts of Asia, where it is often harvested from the wild for local use. The stems are sold for medicinal use in local markets[ 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 RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea.

HabitatForests at elevations up to 1,000 metres, sometimes near river banks and sometimes on imestone soils[ 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. ].