Description
The combination of aerial tubers fleshy leaves and thick make it a very heavy vine. Climb trees and other vegetation to grow easily, and may break branches and literally turn its host.
A. cordifolia is an evergreen vine that grows from fleshy rhizomes. Leaves bright green, Cardium. It has masses of fragrant flowers, creamy. The plant spreads via the tubers, which detach very easily.
A. cordifolia can be played through the proliferation of root and rhizome fragments, which can be changed. Although it has both male and female flowers, rarely reproduce sexually and produce seed.
It spreads vegetatively, and transported by human activities. If fragments end up in waterways, are transported to new locations in this way.
It has been introduced to Africa, Australasia-Pacific region, Europe and North America, considered one sp. invasive in many tropical areas.
Uses
* Ornamental plant
* Boiled edible tubers and leaves (spinach flavor)
* Popular medicine, water and air tuber underground drinking parties: antitheistic externally in cases of ophthalmia; to wrap bone fractures: a body is prepared with tubers, ground, fried in fat and covered with wool.
Source: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anredera_cordifolia
See Also: International Flower Delivery, Florist
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