Lardizabalaceae FAMILY

Stauntonia angustifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Stauntonia angustifolia is an evergreen climbing shrub producing branched stems that twine into the surrounding vegetation. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern and central China, Himalayas from Nepal to Myanmar

HabitatMixed forest on mountain slopes, edge of forests, hillsides, along valleys and by streams; at elevations from 1,000 - 2,700 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. ].