Primulaceae FAMILY

Ardisia crispa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ardisia crispa is an evergreen plant with more or less woody, often unbranched stems; it can grow 60 - 150cm tall .spreading by means of creeping rhizomes to form a clump[ 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is often grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its fruiting display.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - S. China, Japan, India.

HabitatEvergreen forests, more or less shady places; at elevations from the lowlands to 800 metres[ 275 Title Flora of Japan Publication Author Website http://www.foj.info Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource. ]. Mixed or broad-leaved forests, damp places, bamboo woods, hillsides and valleys; at elevations from 100 - 2,500 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. ].