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Cynanchum callialatum

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

Buchanan-Hamilton ex Wight

Common Names

• Mei yi bei guan teng (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• W. Guangxi
• Yunnan - China
• India
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Pakistan

Natural Habitats

• Open woodland
• montane thickets
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Aug-Oct (China)

Fruiting Times

• Oct-Dec (China)

Glabrous or sparsely hairy woody stem-twiner to 3m, or herb, slightly fleshy leaves to 80mm x 40mm. Umbels of 6-12 whitish flowers, sepals to 2.5mm x 1mm, corolla tube 1mm, lobes to 4mm x 2mm, corona to 3.5mm. Follicles to 80mm long x 15mm with 2 wings at tip

Further References

• FOC
• Botanicus
• JDH
• WFO
• de Candolle
• G. Don
• Kew