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Erycibe griffithii

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

C.B. Clarke

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Andaman Islands
• Nicobar Islands - India
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Malacca
• Penang
• Perak
• Selangor - Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Jungle
• hedgerows woodland
• forest
• lowland forest

Flowering Times

• Feb-Apr (Malaysia)

Fruiting Times

• Jun-Oct (Malaysia)

Large scandent shrub, liana or creeper with pubescent branchlets, older branches with longitudinal ridges. Glabrous coriaceous leaves to 150mm x 80mm, pubescent axillary cymes to 35mm long, pubescent sepals to 3mm x 3mm, hirsute white or cream corolla to 12mm x7mm. Coriaceous rough berry scurfy outside to 35mm x 20mm.

Further References

• JDH
• FS
• USNH
• FOMP
• Flora Melanesia
• GBS
• Kew