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Stephania elegans

Botanic Family

Menispermaceae

Author

J.D. Hooker & Thomson

Common Names

• Ya li qian jin teng (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Yunnan - China
• Assam
• Sikkim - India
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Thailand

Natural Habitats

• Limestone mountains
• shrublands
• fence lines
• disturbed areas

Flowering Times

• Oct (Thailand)

Fruiting Times

• Nov (China)
• Oct-Nov (Thailand)

Herbaceous annual climbing vine with cymes of dark purple flowers to 1.6mm, red fruit to 7mm diameter

Root tubers have medicinal uses

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• USNH