Nesphostylis bracteata

Botanical Description

Nesphostylis bracteata is a robust perennial plant with twining stems that scramble over the ground and twine into the surrounding vegetation for support[ 506 Title The Flora of British India. (in 7 volumes) Publication Author Hooker J.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher L.Reeve & Co.; London Year 1872 - 1897 ISBN Description Rather dated, but has some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. The plant has sometimes been grown as a food crop in home gardens[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].