Argyreia erinacea
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NameArgyreia erinacea
Scientific NameArgyreia erinacea Ooststr.
Plant FamilyConvolvulaceae
Natural HabitatThis plant is found in forest patches with mixed pines and native hardwoods. It grows alongside roads in the Ranau district of Mesilau, Sabah, Malaysia, at an altitude of approximately 1799 meters.
Parts Usedleaf,fruit
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Rarityuncommon
Description
Argyreia erinacea is a slender woody climber reaching about 10 meters high, often found in pine trees. Its leaves are ovate, shiny green above, and sparsely stigose beneath, with smaller leaves below the infructescences. It produces red-purple, hard, shiny berries, approximately 6-8 mm long with a truncate apex.
