Menispermaceae FAMILY

Tiliacora triandra

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Tiliacora triandra is a slender, evergreen, climbing shrub. The leaves are a popular flavouring in southeast Asia, especially in Thailand and Laos, where they are harvested from the wild for local use and also sometimes cultivated. They are commonly sold in local markets both fresh and canned[ 301 Title Cornucopia II Publication Author Facciola. S. Publisher Kampong Publications, California. Year 1998 ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 Description The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam.

HabitatLowland and hill forest[ 334 Title Flora of Peninsula Malaysia Publication Author Website http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants. ]. Limestone hills, evergreen forest near the sea and also by the side of streams in scrub jungle at low elevations 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 ]. In Vietnam the plant is also found on rocky and clayey soils up to 800 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 ].