Apocynaceae FAMILY
Vincetoxicum hirundinaria
Vincetoxicum hirundinaria
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
The plant is poisonous[ 51 Title Flowers of the Himalayas. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Publisher Oxford Universtiy Press Year 1984 ISBN - Description A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. ].
Botanical Description
Vincetoxicum hirundinaria is a perennial plant that can grow up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope to E. Asia.
HabitatWood margins and open places, north to latitude 60° 30' north in Europe[ 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. ].