STEPHANIA VENOSA
Author:
Curt Polycarp J. Spreng, 1827
Family:
MENISPERMACEAE
Origin:
Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Indonesia, Java, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Thailand, Vietnam
Elevation:
Publisher:
Spreng. (1827). In: Syst. 4: Cur. Post. 96.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
60 Centimetres
Height:
8 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Clypea venosa, Blume.
Stephania prapatensis, Yamam.
Often seen the invalid name: Stephania rotundifolia.
This member of the Menispermaceae was described by Curt Polycarp Joachim Spreng in 1827. It is found in southern Asia, where it grows in rich soil with some water and not that much sun. The flowers are orange, and it can also be reproduced by cutting. In Hong Kong its known as a medicine-plant which can cure almost everything from a cold to cancer! Quiet expensive, 10 gr.=1 UK£. The biggest ones was 60 cm in diameter, around 40 Kg! It didn't exactly fit in my hand-luggage.
The genera name after Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher, 1804-1849, an Austrian botanist who formulated a major system of plant classification. The species name referring to its sap, which is blood-red. Male flowers. Female flowers. The moon-seed. Grit 5mm. Clusters of fruits.
Flower
Orange
Soil
Rich
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
