Fabaceae FAMILY

Eriosema chinense

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eriosema chinense is an erect, perennial plant producing unbranched or sparingly-branched stems 12 - 50cm tall from underground tubers[ 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 food and medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea, Australia.

HabitatFound in a range of habitats including coniferous and open broadleaf forest; savannah and grassland; and roadsides, usually on sandy soils; at elevations up to 1,500 metres, occasionally to 2,000 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. ].