Leea angulata
Vitaceae FAMILY

Leea angulata

Leea angulata

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Leea angulata is a spiny plant that grows as a weakly straggling shrub, a bushy shrub or as a tree that it frequently multi-stemmed. It can reach a height of 15 metres, though is usually smaller, and often produces several suckers[ 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 medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.
HabitatSecondary vegetation, particularly on sandy heaths and in riverine forest; at elevations up to 1,500 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 ].