Rubiaceae FAMILY

Geophila repens

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Geophila repens is a creeping, evergreen, perennial herb growing up to 10cm tall and often forming dense close colonies in shaded places[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ , 369 Title Flora of Costa Rica Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1938 ISBN Description Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It can be grown as a ground cover plant in shady places.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeOriginal habitat is obscure, but the plant is found in the tropics and subtropics of Africa, Asia, through the Pacific to the Americas and Caribbean.

HabitatWet thickets and forests of the hot lowlands of both coasts of Guatemala, at elevations up to 700 metres. It is often a weed in banana plantations[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. Shaded forest floor in evergreen or partly deciduous forest formations[ 369 Title Flora of Costa Rica Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1938 ISBN Description Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet. ].