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Strophanthus wallichii

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

A. de Candolle

Common Names

• Yun nan yang jiao miu (Pinyin)
• Nasha-gyi (Myanmar)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• S. Yunnan - China
• Andaman Islands
• Assam - India
• Laos
• Perlis - Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Woodland
• shrubland
• primary & secondary forest & clearings
• lowland forest

Flowering Times

• Mar-Jun (China)
• All year (Andaman Islands)
• Mar-Apr (Laos)

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Dec (China)
• Mar-Apr (Laos)

Woody glabrous liane or shrub with lenticellate stems. Leaves to 80mm x 50mm, terminal cymes to 25 flowers with bracts to 8mm long, 15mm tubed pinkish-white turning yellow flowers with red near base outside, 55mm tails, calyx lobes o 12mm long, corolla tubes 12mm long with tailed lobes 50mm stained yellow & streaked red in throat, 5 sepals pubescent both surfaces, 5 petals to 70mm long. 245mm long x 25mm brown follicles divergent to 180º.

Further References

• FOC
• de Candolle
• The Plant List 2
• Beentje
• USNH
• F Indochine
• FOMP
• GBS
• Kew