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Aspidopterys nutans

Botanic Family

Malpighiaceae

Author

(Roxburgh ex de Candolle) A. Jussieu

Common Names

• Mao ye dun chi teng (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Cambodia
• Xizang
• S. & SW. Yunnan - China
• Assam
• Sikkim - India
• Laos
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• montane shrub forest

Flowering Times

• Aug-Nov (China) Jul-Sep (India)

Fruiting Times

• Nov-Dec (China) Sep-Oct (India)

Liana to 6m, rusty-tomentose. Leaves to 250mm x 80mm. Terminal or axillary panicles to 300mm long, whitish or pale yellow flowers to mm wide with bracts, sepals to 1.5mm, 5mm x 3mm petals. Fruit with samara to 40mm x 30mm.

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• IBP