Combretum indicum
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Crocodile Farm, Kariba
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Crocodile Farm, Kariba
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Crocodile Farm, Kariba
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Crocodile Farm, Kariba
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Crocodile Farm, Kariba
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Bridgeways Complex, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Quisqualis indica L. |
| Common names: | Rangoon creeper (English) |
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Climbing shrub. Leaves oblong-lanceolate to elliptic, acuminate, the petiole bases persistent and thorn-like. Flowers fragrant in terminal drooping spikes. Calyx tube c. 8 cm long; lobes short, triangular. Petals white, becoming red. Fruit narrowly ellipsoid, 5-angled. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | indicum: of India |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native in India, Burma, Malaya, New Guinea, Philippines and Australia. |
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| Insects associated with this species: | Ophiusa mejanesi (Larval food plant) Hemerophanes Hemerophanes libyra (Larval food plant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 83. |
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