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Argyreia argentea

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

(Roxburgh) Sweet

Common Names

• Mai-hkum-ku (Myanmar)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Assam - India
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Thailand

Natural Habitats

• Woodland

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Large twining perennial climber or shrub with downy stems. Leaves to 100mm x 100mm, glabrous above, silver-downy beneath. Corymbs or umbels of purple-pink flowers, corolla 40mm high. Fruit berry with red sepals.

Further References

• JDH
• G. Don
• USNH
• Botanicus
• Kew
• IFV
• FI