Urticaceae FAMILY

Elatostema lineolatum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Elatostema lineolatum is a perennial plant with stems that become more or less woody, especially near the base, and persist; it can grow around 50 - 200cm 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 local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - India, Sri Lanka, southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, southern Japan (Nansei-shoto)

HabitatMountain streamsides, forest margins, thickets; at elevations from 200 - 1,800 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. ].