Home | > | List of cultivated families | > | Combretaceae | > | Quisqualis | > | indica |
Synonyms: |
Combretum indicum (L.) DeFilipps |
Common names: | Rangoon creeper (English) |
Description: | Climbing shrub. Leaves oblong-lanceolate to elliptic, acuminate, the petiole bases persistent and thorn-like. Flowers fragrant in terminal drooping spikes. Calyx tube c. 8 cm long; lobes short, triangular. Petals white, becoming red. Fruit narrowly ellipsoid, 5-angled. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | indica: of India |
Flowering time: | |
Worldwide distribution: | Burma, Malaya, New Guinea and Philippines. |
Growth form(s): | |
Insects associated with this species: | Ophiusa mejanesi (Larval food plant) Hemerophanes Hemerophanes libyra (Larval food plant) |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Image last updated: | Friday 13 November 2009 |
Literature: |
Home | > | List of cultivated families | > | Combretaceae | > | Quisqualis | > | indica |