Combretaceae FAMILY
Combretum trifoliatum
Combretum trifoliatum
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Combretum trifoliatum is a climbing or scrambling shrub growing up to 5 metres tall[310. The plant is gathered from the wild for its use in traditional medicine[ 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. ]. The seeds are traded locally for their medicinal use[ 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. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia to Australia.
HabitatFound in frequently flooded areas at low elevations, along banks of watercourses, in bush or forest, borders of teak forest, on limestone or alluvial clay, in everwet and seasonal climates, locally common[ 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. , 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 ].