Menispermaceae FAMILY
Pericampylus glaucus
Pericampylus glaucus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Pericampylus glaucus is a climbing plant with slender, woody stems that can be 10 metres or more long, growing from a tuberous rootstock that can be up to 30cm in diameter[ 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 stems climb into the surrounding vegetation, supporting themselves by twining. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and binding material.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, northeast India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
HabitatLocally common in primary and secondary forest, in particular in clearings, and thickets; at elevations up to 1,700 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. ]. Forests, forest margins, shrublands 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. ].