Decalobanthus mammosus (Lour.) A.R.Simões & Staples

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Decalobanthus

Characteristics

A twining herb. It grows 3-6 m long. It has long tubers 10-25 cm long. The plant has a white milky juice. The plant has annual stems. The leaves are broadly oval. The leaves are broadly oval and 6-12 cm long by 5-12 cm wide. The base is heart shaped. The flowers occur as 1-3 together. They are funnel shaped. The seeds are 8 mm long.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.55 - 2.63
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 500 m above sea level.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The tubers are eaten.
Uses fiber food material medicinal
Edible leaves roots tubers
Therapeutic use Antidepressive agents (tuber), Diabetes mellitus (tuber), Lung diseases (tuber), Pharyngitis (tuber), Burn (unspecified), Chest (unspecified), Diabetes (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Respiratory (unspecified), Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Sore(Throat) (unspecified), Antidote (unspecified), Throat (unspecified), Diuretics (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Distribution

Decalobanthus mammosus world distribution map, present in China, Spain, Indonesia, India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77163207-1
WFO ID wfo-0001424429
COL ID 34CVB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Convolvulus mammosus Convolvulus chrysorrhizus Ipomoea gomezii Ipomoea mammosa Merremia mammosa Decalobanthus mammosus