Convolvulaceae FAMILY

Xenostegia tridentata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Merremia tridentata is a perennial plant producing wiry stems up to 4 metres long that can scramble over the ground or twine into other plants for support[ 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 medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical and southern Africa, through to tropical Asia and northern Australia

HabitatWooded savannah, grassy savannah and open sandy places[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. Sandy fields near the coast, cultivated areas, wasteland, roadsides, forest openings; from sea level to elevations of 300 metres in southern China[ 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. ].