Convolvulaceae FAMILY
Merremia emarginata
Merremia emarginata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Merremia emarginata is a perennial, prostrate plant with slender stems 30 - 75cm long that usually form roots at the nodes[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - scattered from Mauritania to Ethiopia, south to Angola, Tanzania; E. Asia - China and India to the Phillipines and New Guinea
HabitatOpen grasslands and fields, along railroads and waste places, on rather heavy soils; at elevations from sea-level up to 200 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].