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Argyreia ridleyi

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

(Prain) Prain ex Ooststroom

Common Names

• Akar Terong (Singapore
• Malaysia)
• Akar Saga Molek (Malaysia)

Geographical Habitats

• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Johore
• Negeri-Sembilan
• Pahang
• Perak
• Selangor
• Terengganu - Malaysia
• Singapore

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• damp forest
• lowland & hill forest
• swamp forest

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Large woody densely hairy twiner. Mucronulate leaves glabrous above hairy iin nerves beneath to 180mm x 130mm. Axillary cymes to 35mm across with bracts to 30mm x 6mm glabrous above & hairy beneath, flowers purple inside, tomentose outside, pubescent sepals to 7mm long, white or pinkish corolla 30mm long. Pink berry 13mm long.

Further References

• Convolvulaceae Unlimited
• FS
• FOMP
• Flora Malesiana
• GBS
• Kew