Merremia tuberosa

Botanical Description

Merremia tuberosa is a perennial climbing plant with robust, twining stems 3 - 5 metres long growing from a large underground tuber. The stems become more or less woody, especially near the base[ 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 , 974 Title Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants Publication Author Ahmed Fayaz Publisher Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand Year 2011 ISBN 978-1-55407-489 Description A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is often grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its flowers and attractive dried fruits, whilst in India and Malesia it is also cultivated for its medicinal benefits. The woody fruits are used in flower arrangements in Europe[ 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. ].