Gunneraceae FAMILY

Gunnera macrophylla

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gunnera macrophylla is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a stoloniferous rootstock. It produces a cluster of large leaves up to 70cm wide, growing on petioles up to 70cm long and 10mm in diameter[ 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 ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. The plant has potential for use in soil stabilization and restoration projects[ 1922 Title Gunneraceae Publication Flora Neotropica Monograph 109 Author Mora-Osejo L.E., Pabón-Mora N. & González F. Publisher The New York Botanical Garden Press; New York Year 2011 ISBN 978-0-89327-508-2 Description ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea , the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands

HabitatWet or damp places, along brooks, river banks, near waterfalls, wells and seepages, mostly on open or lightly shaded places in disturbed habitats, pioneering on bare lands, along paths, in secondary forests, often gregarious; at elevations to 3,000m[ 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 ].