Icacinaceae FAMILY

Iodes seguinii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Iodes seguinii is an evergreen, climbing plant with woody stems that attach themselves to the nearby vegetation by means of tendrils[ 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southeast China, Vietnam

HabitatForests in karst areas; at elevations up to 200 - 1,200 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. ].