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Fabaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Mezoneuron pubescens

Mezoneuron pubescens

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Mezoneiiron pubescens is a somewhat prickly, scrambling to climbing shrub, perhaps sometimes more tree-like; it usually grows up to 10 metres tall, occasionally to 15 metres[ 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 ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
HabitatMonsoon forests, scrubland, savannahs; at elevations up to 700 metres[ 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 ].