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Ancistrocladus attenuatus

Botanic Family

Ancistrocladaceae

Author

Dyer

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Andaman Islands
• W. Bengal - India
• Myanmar

Natural Habitats

• Scrubland
• bamboo forest

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

• Jun (India)

Climber-creeper. Leaves to 450mm x 54mm. Terminal lax panicles to 180mm x 230mm with bracts to 0.7mm x 0.5mm, 5-lobed calyx to 9mm x 3mm, 5 white petals to 9mm x 5mm. Fruit a dry nut 10mm x 14mm surrounded by persistent spreading sepals, calyx 15mm in fruit.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• USNH
• Kew
• FBA
• IBP