Convolvulaceae FAMILY
Ipomoea aculeata
Ipomoea aculeata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ipomoea aculeata is a perennial, climbing plant producing woody stems 10 - 15 metres long. These stems twine around other plants for support, though sometimes they are prostrate[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and soap.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Bangladesh, Myanmar, ?Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, northeast Australia.
HabitatThickets and open forests, at elevations from sea-level up to 700 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. ].