Araceae FAMILY
Homalomena aromatica
Homalomena aromatica
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Homalomena aromatica is an aromatic, evergreen, perennial, somewhat robust, stemless to decumbent plant growing up to 60cm 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, food and source of essential oil.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Bangladesh, northeast India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam
HabitatEvergreen, perhumid broad-leaved tropical and subtropical forests, less often in drier habitats such as seasonally partially deciduous perhumid forests, but then always associated with permanent water.