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Neuropeltis racemosa

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

Wallich

Common Names

• Dun bao teng (Pinyin)
• Cây ca giang (Laos)
• Akar Oran Merah (Malaysia)
• Akar China Putih (Malaysia)

Geographical Habitats

• S. Borneo
• Cambodia
• Hainan
• S. Yunnan - China
• India
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Laos
• Kedah
• Malacca
• Negri-Sembilan
• Penang - Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• thickets
• montane areas
• woodland
• lowland forest

Flowering Times

• Jun-Dec (China)

Fruiting Times

• Apr (China)

Large twining woody liana or shrub with rusty-villous young leaves, coriaceous leaves pubescent beneath to 125mm x 70mm, villous axillary & terminal panicles or racemes to 200mm long with bracts to 3mm, of 6mm white flowers rusty-villous without, 5 rd sepals villous outside 2mm diameter, corolla to 8mm across with 5 lobes to 8mm , glabrescent winged fruit capsule to 6mm diameter, wing to 45mm long, leaves with revolute edges glabrous or downy beneath 130mm x 40mm, rugose stem dotted white

Further References

• FOC
• JDH
• The Plant List 2
• G. Don
• Botanicus
• F Indochine
• FOMP
• Flora Malesiana
• GBS
• Kew