Quisqualis indica L.

 
  • Family : COMBRETACEAE
    (COMBRETUM FAMILY or INDIAN ALMOND FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Combretaceae
  • Species : Quisqualis indica
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Combretum indicum (L.) DeFilipps
  • Common name : Rangoon Creeper
  • Vernacular name : Rangoon mallikai (Tam.)
  • Habit : Climbing Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Native : Old World tropics
  • Comments : Cultivated as an ornament in gardens and houses.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Quisqualis indica. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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