Homalomena griffithii Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Araceae > Homalomena

Characteristics

A herb or shrub that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1.5 m tall. It has an underground stem or rhizome 9 cm long by 4 cm wide. The leaves have 3 leaflets. These are narrowly oval and 20-30 cm long by 8-12 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system rhizome
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Environment

A tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The leaves are added to curry to give it a sour flavour.
Uses food medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Lumbago (unspecified), Parturition (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown by division.
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Images

Homalomena griffithii unspecified picture

Distribution

Homalomena griffithii world distribution map, present in Andorra, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:87203-1
WFO ID wfo-0000983107
COL ID 6LYFR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Homalomena griffithii f. griffithii Homalomena pierreana Homalomena obliquata Homalomena sulcata Homalomena trapezifolia Chamaecladon obliquatum Chamaecladon griffithii Homalomena falcata Homalomena deltoidea Homalomena elliptica Homalomena grabowskii Homalomena griffithii Homalomena habokoana Homalomena kingii Chamaecladon ovatum Homalomena hayupensis Homalomena ovata Homalomena griffithii var. ovata Homalomena griffithii var. sumatrana Homalomena griffithii f. obliquata Homalomena griffithii f. falcatoidea