Stephanotis volubilis(L.f.) S.Reuss, Liede & Meve

Marsdenia volubilis (L.fil.) T.Cooke

Published in: Cooke, T. (1904). In: Fl. Bombay 2: 166.

 

source: Catalogue of Life

Synonym of Stephanotis volubilis (L.fil.) S.Reuss, Liede & Meve

Stephanotis volubilis, synonyms including Dregea volubilis, is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae that is native from north-east Pakistan eastwards to south China and southwards to Java.

Regional names

"Doodipaala" (Telugu: దూదిపాల) in Telugu, "Kodippaalai" in Tamil, "wattakakka" in Malayalam, "gwedauk" (ဂွေးတောက်) in Myanmar (Burmese).

Description

A stout tall climber, branches often pustular, with:

• Leaves: 3–6 inches long by 2–4 inches broad, rather coriaceous, base rounded or cordate ; nerves 4–6 pairs ; petiole 1–3 inches.
• Peduncles: 1–3 inches, rather slender ; umbels drooping, very many-flowered, subglobose; pedicals 1/2 inch, slender.
• Corolla: 1/2 inch diameter, cupular, lobes triangular.
• Stigma dome-shaped.
• Follicles: 3/4 inch long by 1–1 and half inch diameter, broadly lanceolate, turgid, glabrous.
• Seeds: 2 inch long, broadly ovate, pale, smooth and shining, border thick.

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