ON THIS PLANT
Paederia lanuginosa is a species of climbing vine in the coffee family Rubiaceae, native to Southeast Asia and southern China. Common names include woolly sewervine, cheese leaf and skunkvine, due to the distinctive odour released when the plant is damaged. Closely related to a similarly odorous plant P. foetida, it is cultivated both for its medicinal uses and as a culinary herb throughout its native range.
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