Asteraceae FAMILY

Ayapana triplinervis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ayapana triplinervis is a herbaceous perennial plant growing up to 1.5 metres tall. The plant is cultivated in Indonesia and the Philippines as a tea plant and for its medicinal uses, whilst in Brazil it is grown as an aromatic plant[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. It is also planted occasionally in places (e.g., Africa, Indonesia) as a soil binder for the stabilization of slopes[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. Originally native to Brazil, the plant has been cultivated in many other areas of the tropics and has become naturalized in some areas[ 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 RangeSouth America - Brazil to Surinam. Widely naturalized in much of tropical America and elsewhere.

HabitatSecondary forest, in moist locations, at elevations up to 1,600 metres[ 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. ].