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Argyreia melvillei

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

(S. Moore) Staples

Common Names

• Si mao yin bei teng (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Yunnan - China
• India
• N. Myanmar
• Thailand

Natural Habitats

• Mountain forests

Flowering Times

• Oct (China)
• Nov-Jan (Thailand)

Fruiting Times

Woody climber or creeper with [pubescent stems. Leaves to 130mm x 110mm. Umbels or cymes to 60mm long, purple flowers, calyx 5mm long, corolla to 35mm x 80mm. Fruit to 14mm long.

Further References

• FOC
• DBThai
• Thai F
• USNH
• Kew
• CUMH