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Tylophora fasciculata
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Tylophora fasciculata

Tylophora fasciculata

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant is used to poison rats and other vermin[1]. There are cases recorded of people dying from ingestion of the root[2].

Cultivation Details

HabitClimber
Growth—

Not known

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Tylophora+fasciculata>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
  2. [2]Pharmacographia Indica — Dymock W.; Warden C.J.H.; Hooper D. · Education Society's Press, Byculla; Mombai. · 1890 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Information on the principal plant medicines encountered in India in the 19th century.
  3. [3]The Botany of Bihar and Orissa — Haines H.H. · Adlard & Son & West Newman Ltd. London · 1922 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A flora, it gives many plant uses. The book can be downloaded from the Internet.