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Stephania pierrei is a climbing perennial vine from Southeast Asia with a large, potato-like caudex and small, round, mosaic-veined leaves. Give it a sturdy support, a dormant rest in winter, and keep the caudex from rotting.
Stephania pierrei, commonly known as binh voi in Vietnam, is a vine native to Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. It was first described by Ludwig Diels in 1910.
The native range of this plant is Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. It inhabits evergreen and deciduous forest as well as open land and shrubland.
The root or caudex is used as a traditional medicine in Vietnam and Cambodia to treat ailments such as fluid retention, heart disease and migraines, and it may also have uses against malaria and cancers. The leaves are an ingredient in some food dishes.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
