Tinospora sinensis
Menispermaceae FAMILY

Tinospora sinensis

Tinospora sinensis

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Tinospora sinensis is a deciduous, climbing shrub producing stems up to 20 metres long that twine around other plants for support[ 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 often produces aerial roots along the stems, that grow down and root into the ground[ 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 sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand.
HabitatForests[ 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. ].