Quisqualis indica L.

 
  • Family : COMBRETACEAE
    (Combretum Or Indian Almond Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARJUN FAMILY (अर्जुन फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Combretaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Kleinia quadricolor Crantz; Mekistus sinensis Lour. ex Gomes Mach.; Quisqualis ebracteata P.Beauv.; Quisqualis glabra Burm.f.; Quisqualis grandiflora Miq.; Quisqualis longiflora C.Presl; Quisqualis loureiroi G.Don; Quisqualis madagascariensis Bojer; Quisqualis obovata Schumach. & Thonn.; Quisqualis pierrei Gagnep.; Quisqualis pubescens Burm.f.; Quisqualis sinensis Lindl.; Quisqualis spinosa Blanco;' Quisqualis villosa Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Combretum indicum (L.) DeFilipps
  • Common name : Rangoon Creeper, Burma creeper, Chinese honeysuckle, Rangoon creeper
  • Vernacular name :
    • Rangoon mallikai (Tamil)
    • Kulamarinji, Thookuchethi (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Climbing shrub
  • Comments / notes : Grown as an ornament in gardens
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Thane (Vangani)
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Port Blair taluk
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, T
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 170
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Quisqualis indica. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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