Stemonaceae FAMILY
Stemona tuberosa
Stemona tuberosa
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
The sap of the plant can cause skin irritation[1].
Cultivation Details
HabitPerennial Climber
Growth—
A plant of mainly lowland areas in the moist tropics, found at elevations from 250 - 1,200 metres, growing in regions where there is a distinct dry season. The flowers smell of antiseptic[2].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Stemona+tuberosa>
Pollinators
Flies
References
- [1]Flora Malesiana Series 1 — Various · Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch · http://www.archive.org ↩︎A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
- [2]Census of Stemona (Stemonaceae) in Thailand — Inthachub P.; Vajrodaya. S.; Duyfjes B.E.E.E. · Blumea · 2010 · http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea · ISBN 10.3767-00065 ↩︎A monograph on the genus Stemona. First published in the publication Blumea, Vol 55, pp 143 - 152, it can be downloaded from the Internet as a PDF file.
- [3]Medicinal Plants in Vietnam — Nguyen Van Dan & Doan Thi Nhu · World Health Organisation · 1989 · ISBN 92 9061 101 4 ↩︎An excellent book, giving information on over 200 plants, their medicinal compounds and applications.
- [4]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.