Araceae FAMILY

Homalomena occulta

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Homalomena occulta is an evergreen perennial plant growing from a creeping, rhizomatous rootstock. The erect stem can be 30 - 50cm tall[ 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 use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Vietnal, Laos, Thailand

HabitatDense valley forests, bamboo forests, mountain shrub forests; at elevations up to 1,100 metres[ 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. ]. Along stream banks and on the sides of rocky ravines in mountainous regions[ 283 Title Medicinal Plants in Vietnam Publication Author Nguyen Van Dan & Doan Thi Nhu Publisher World Health Organisation Year 1989 ISBN 92 9061 101 4 Description An excellent book, giving information on over 200 plants, their medicinal compounds and applications. ].