Merremia umbellata subsp. orientalis, (Hallier f.) Ooststr.

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a. subsp. orientalis (Hallier f.) Ooststr. — Map 15

Merremia umbellata subsp. orientalis (Hallier f.) Ooststr. (in Ooststr.& Hoogland 1953) 449.

Merremia umbellata var. orientalis Hallier f. (1895) 132.

Distribution — Tropical East Africa, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, China, Bangladesh (?), Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, New Guinea, Philippines and North Australia (Van Ooststroom & Hoogland 1953, Fang & Staples 1995).

Habitat & Ecology — In thickets, along edges of forests, in grasslands, along fields, along waysides, from sea level to c. 1 100 m (Van Ooststroom & Hoogland 1953).

Uses — Used in China (Guangxi) for treating infections ( Fang & Staples 1995); the pounded leaves may be used as a poultice for burns and scalds or for sores, as in the Moluccas; the young leaves may be mixed with vegetables and eaten (Burkill, Heyne in Van Ooststroom & Hoogland 1953).

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Map 15 Distribution of Merremia quinata (R.Br.) Ooststr. ($), M. umbellata (L.) Hallier f. subsp.orientalis (Hallier f.) Ooststr. (:) and M. vitifolia (Burm.f.) Hallier f. (5).