Lysiphyllum winitii
Fabaceae FAMILY

Lysiphyllum winitii

Lysiphyllum winitii

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lysiphyllum winitii is a vigorous, climbing, deciduous shrub, scrambling over the ground and climbing into the surrounding vegetation where it attaches itself by means of strong tendrils[ 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. , 977 Title Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 3 Publication Author Khid Suvarnasuddhi & Tem Smitinand Publisher Royal Forest Department; Bangkok Year 1955 ISBN Description This volume contains descriptions of the Thai plants that were named in honour of Phya Winit Wanandorn ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a masticatory. A freely-flowering species with large flowers, it responds well to training and can be grown as an ornamental shrub or hedge[ 976 Title Plant Material Introduced January to December 1959 Publication Plant Inventory No. 167 Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher USDA, Washington D.C. Year 1959 ISBN Description A list of plant introductions into the USA during 1959. It sometimes lists plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand
HabitatOpen, dry or mixed deciduous forest at low elevations, rarely ascending above 300 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. , 977 Title Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 3 Publication Author Khid Suvarnasuddhi & Tem Smitinand Publisher Royal Forest Department; Bangkok Year 1955 ISBN Description This volume contains descriptions of the Thai plants that were named in honour of Phya Winit Wanandorn ].