Rubiaceae FAMILY

Oldenlandia herbacea

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Oldenlandia herbacea is an erect or ascending annual or perennial herb hat can grow up to 50cm long, occasionally to 60cm. The slender stems are usually much-branched[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and a dye.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical and subtropical Africa - widespread south of the Sahara; E. Asia - India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Andaman Islands

HabitatOpen places such as fields, grasslands and roadsides, often on stony or sandy soils; at elevations up to 1500 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].