Fabaceae FAMILY

Sohmaea diffusa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sohmaea diffusa is a prostrate to nearly erect perennial plant with stems that become more or less woody and persist. It can grow 30 - 100 cm 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. , 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It has potential for use as a green manure.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatThickets, forest margins, mountain slopes; 100 - 2,500 metres in China[ 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. ]. Along roadsides, in grassland and forest margins, at elevations up to 2,000 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. ].