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Useful Tropical Plants

Cayratia mollissima

(Planch.) Gagnep.

Vitaceae

+ Synonyms

Cayratia mollissima Wall.

Common Name:

Cayratia mollissima
Fruiting stems
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General Information

Cayratia mollissima is an evergreen, climbing plant producing stems 2 - 10 metres long that climb into the surrounding vegetation and support themselves by means of tendrils[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
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0
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Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

949
Title
Flore Générale de L'Indo-Chine
Publication
 
Author
Lecomte H.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
Publisher
Masson; Paris.
Year
1907 - 1951
ISBN
 
Description
Produced in ?7 volumes, it is rather old and dated, especially with the amount of nomenclatural changes there have been in the past century, but still contains a wealth of information.

Range

Southeast Asia - Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines.

Habitat

Forest margins[
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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.
].

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitEvergreen Climber
Height6.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The fruits are used to poultice swellings and aches; they are also rubbed on the belly to ease pain during labour[
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.
].

An infusion of the leaves is applied as a cooling lotion[
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.
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
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