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Cynanchum insulanum

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

(Hance) Hemsley

Common Names

• Hai nan bei guan teng (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Hainan - China

Natural Habitats

• Woodland
• coastal

Flowering Times

• May-Oct (China)

Fruiting Times

• Oct-Dec (China)

Glabrous herbaceous twiner to 600mm, leaves to 40mm x 15mm. Umbels of 4-5 greenish-white flowers, sepals to 1mm x 0.5mm, corolla 0.5mm tube, 2mm x 1mm lobes, corona tube to 2mm long. Glabrous follicles to 50mm x 8mm with 2 longitudinal ridges.

Further References

• FOC
• WFO
• Kew