Geitonoplesium cymosum

Synonym(s):

Geitonoplesium montanum, Geitonoplesium angustifolium, Luzuriaga cymosa, Luzuriaga montana

Uses

Australia (Victoria; New South Wales): young shoots eaten. Ethnomedical use: Fiji – leaves used to treat smallpox.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: A. Cunn.
Misc:: Improvement of plant through selection recommended by Mueller.

Plant Classification Group:

Liliaceae

Plant Locations:

Oceania
- Australia
- Fiji

Plant References:

ALTSCHUL
MAIDEN 1889

Location Map

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