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Argyreia wallichii

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

Choisy

Common Names

• Da ye yin bei teng (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Bhutan
• S. Guizhou
• SW. Sichuan
• S. Yunnan - China
• Assam
• Sikkim - India
• Laos
• Myanmar
• N. Thailand

Natural Habitats

• Forests
• thickets
• evergreen forest
• disturbed areas
• secondary growth
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• Aug-Nov (China)
• Oct-Nov (Thailand)

Fruiting Times

• Nov-Mar (China)

Large twining liana or perennial white-tomentose vine. Leaves glabrous & wrinkled above, white-tomentose beneath 250mm long. Axillary cymes or fascicles to 70mmwith bracts 25mm or more long of 40mm whitish pink or purple flowers. Fruit 9mm diameter red berry with persistent sepals.

Naturalized in some places

Further References

• Mobot
• FOC
• DBThai
• JDH
• The Plant List 2
• G. Don
• USNH
• Botanicus
• F Indochine
• Kew