| Synonym |
Quisqualis
indica Linn., Quisqualis sinensis Lindl. , Quisqualis
grandiflora Miq.
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Flower Color |
Red - Pink |
| Common Name |
Rangoon Creeper, Burma creeper |
Flower Type |
Raceme |
| English / Trade Name |
Burma creeper |
Flowering Period |
Jan-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name |
Madhu Malati. Rangoon creeper, Angoon jasmine, Chinese honeysuckle, Drunken sailor |
Fruiting Period |
Jan-Dec |
| Altitude |
Up to 1800m |
Fruit Type |
Nut |
| Habit |
Climber |
Fruit Details |
Fruit 5 winged nut, ovate- elliptical, acutely 5-angled, wings, stout , reddish brown, indehiscent, 1- seeded. Seedling with hypogeal germination. |
| Habitat |
It occurs in shrubs and tree savanna, forest margins, along stream banks, also in disturbed habitats, including roadsides, waste places, rice fields and railway tracts etc. |
Bark Type |
Rugged |
| Distribution |
Native to tropical Asia but widely cultivated throughout the tropics and subtropics and has become naturalized in many localities. |
Bark Details |
Woody densely to sparsely short hairy, rarely sparsely glandular. |
| Distribution in Haryana |
Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar |
Origin |
Native |
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Leaf Type |
Simple |
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Leaf Arrangement |
Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) |
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Leaf Shape |
Elliptic |
| Description of Species |
A vigorous twining climber, Leaves opposite or almost opposite , simple and entire; stipules absent Flower in pendent racemes, white pendulous trumpets open white then change to pink, red and finally a deep maroon |
Leaf Details |
Leaves opposite or almost opposite , simple and entire; stipules absent; blade elliptical or oblong, apex acuminate, base rounded or almost cordate, densely short hairy to nearly glabrous, papery, minutely warted, pinnately veined with 5-7 pairs of lateral veins. |
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