Convolvulaceae FAMILY

Merremia peltata

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Merremia peltata is a vigorous climbing plant with twining stems that scramble over the ground and climb into the surrounding vegetation. The stems are somewhat woody and persistent and can be up to 9cm in diameter and 50 metres long; they grow from a large, tuberous rootstock[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. , 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 , 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, food and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar, accross the Indian Ocean, through southern Asia to New Guinea, northern Australia and into the Pacific.

HabitatForests and thickets, crawling up and over shrubs and trees. It is prevalent as a primary/secondary species in disturbed areas up to about 300 metres in elevation. Where it is especially aggressive, it can smother trees or groups of trees[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. ].