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Strychnos wallichiana

Botanic Family

Loganiaceae

Author

Steudel ex A. de Candolle

Common Names

• Chang zi ma qian (Pinyin)
• Hoàng Nan (Vietnam) Dangilis (Philippines)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• SE Yunnan - China
• Andaman Islands
• Nicobar Islands - India
• Indonesia
• Myanmar
• Philippines
• Sri Lanka
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• woodland

Flowering Times

• Apr-Jun (China)

Fruiting Times

Simple or bifid tendril tall glabrous climbing liana or tree with hooks. Simple opposite glabrous coriaceous leaves 120mm x 50mm. Terminal panicles, corymbs or thyrses to 50mm long covered in ferrugineous pubescence with bracts to 2mm & bracteoles to 1.5mm, of yellowish to yellow-white 15mm fragrant flowers, 5 sepals with pubescent tube lobes 2mm long, 5 petals with tube to 11mm & glabrous lobes to 3.5mm. Orange berries to 60mm diameter.

Further References

• FOC
• NYBG
• JDH
• The Plant List
• Sahyadri
• USNH
• F Indochine
• IFV