Primulaceae FAMILY

Lysimachia laxa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lysimachia laxa is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant growing from a fibrous rootstock; it can grow up to 60cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Yunnan), India, Sri Lanla, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra)

HabitatMixed forests; at elevations from 1,000 - 2,100 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. In forests in sunny spots along trails, on volcanic walls, at elevations from 1,000 - 3,000 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 ].