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Argyreia formosana

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

Ishigami ex. T. Yamazaki

Common Names

• Tai wan yin bei teng (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• S. Taiwan - China

Natural Habitats

• Forest

Flowering Times

• Oct (China)

Fruiting Times

• Jan (China)

Woody climber with striate glabrescent stems. Leaves to 110mm x 90mm, glabrous above & tomentose beneath. Axillary 4-6 flowered cymes with bracts to 6mm, sepals to 8mm x 5mm, 5-lobed corolla, tube to 5mm & lobes to 15mm. Reddish fruit.

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• Kew