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Quisqualis indica
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Family:
COMBRETACEAE
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Citation: Quisqualis indica L., Sp. Pl. (ed. 2) 556. 1762; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 459. 1878; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 469(332). 1919; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 105. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 174. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 179. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 158. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 242. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 197. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 182. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 117. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 256. 1997; Gangop. & Chakrab., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 21: 331. 1997; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 283. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 353. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kulamarinji, Thookuchethi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Burma creeper, Chinese honeysuckle, Rangoon creeper
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Description:
Woody climbers; young branchlets tomentose. Leaves opposite to subopposite, 6-12 x 3-5 cm, elliptic to oblong-elliptic, base rounded to subcordate, often unequal sided, apex acuminate, minutely verrucose above, finely pubescent beneath, chartaceous; petiole to 1 cm long. Spikes terminal, to 8 cm long. Flowers fragrant; bracts 2-5 x 1-2 mm, linear. Receptacles 4.5-8 cm long, narrowly tubular, expanding towards the apex, pubescent without. Sepals 2-3 x 1.5-2.5 mm, triangular reflexed. Petals 1-1.5 x 0.4-1 cm, obovate-oblong, obtuse, white, turning deep red at maturity, finely pubescent. Filaments 5-7 mm long. Style adnate to the wall of the upper receptacle for most of its length. Fruit 3-3.5 x 1-1.2 cm, ovate-elliptic, black.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-March
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Introduced as ornamental plant; now runs wild
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Distribution:
Native of Myanmar
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Pink, Rose
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Kattalappara, Cherthala, Nedumkayam
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