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Amphineurion marginatum

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

(Roxburgh) D.J. Middleton

Propagation

C.S.

Common Names

• Xiang hua teng (Pinyin)
• Hinggi (Philippines)
• Khua Khau Be (Laos)
• Tang Ka Tiu (Laos)
• Gingging (Philippines)
• Kaung-nwe (Myanmar)
• Khaung-tan (Myanmar)
• Kyetmauk-po (Myanmar)
• Kyet-paung-bo (Myanmar)
• Pingoree (India)
• Bengeree (India)
• Dood-luta (India)
• Dôy chè long (Vietnam)
• Giay ché do ngon (Vietnam)
• Chè bông (Vietnam)
• Dây ché (Vietnam)
• Dây che bon (Vietnam)
• Dây che bong (Vietnam)
• Dây che rung (Vietnam)
• Dây tra bông (Vietnam)
• Sralâo ampe (Vietnam)
• Cha-lampè (Vietnam)
• Sralao assepé (Vietnam)
• Chrâ bon pèr (Vietnam)
• Prolao lumpé (Vietnam)
• Sakat Lima (Malaysia)
• Sekati Lima or Sakat Lima (Malay)
• Mai Pit or Thom Waa (Thai)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Borneo
• Cambodia
• Guangdong
• Hainan - China
• India
• Java
• Lesser Sunda Islands
• Maluku
• Sulawesi
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Laos
• Malacca
• Pahang
• Penang
• Perak - Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Montane forests
• seashore scrubland

Flowering Times

• Mar-Sep (China)
• Mar-Jul (Vietnam)

Fruiting Times

• Jun-Dec (China)
• Nov-Jan (Vietnam)

Glabrous liana or erect shrub with lenticellate stems. Glabrous mucronate coriaceous leaves tomentose beneath to 125mm x 40mm. Axillary corymbs or terminal puberulous cymes or panicles 100mm long of fragrant white or yellowish flowers to 50mm long, 5 calyx lobes to 6mm long, 5 white petals to 16mm long, tube to 20mm long, lobes to 20mm. Paired glabrous follicles to 600mm x 12mm often lenticellate, mature fruit brown.

Used in cottage industry cordage, medicinal uses

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Mobot
• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• de Candolle
• G. Don
• USNH
• Botanicus
• F Indochine
• FOMP
• Kew
• Wiart 2