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Tetracera scandens

Botanic Family

Dilleniaceae

Author

(Linnaeus) Merrill

Common Names

• Mao guo xi ye teng (Pinyin)
• Akar ampalas
• Ampalas (Malay)
• Dangilian
• Malakatmon
• Malbastigbalang
• Pakiling (Philippines)
• Lumpiwi apaëlaë (Celebes)
• Bun api-api (Bali)
• Akar mempelas (Sarawak)

Geographical Habitats

• Borneo
• Yunnan - China
• Lesser Sunda Is.
• Sulawesi - Indonesia
• Andaman Is. - India
• Sarawak - Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Philippines
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Thickets
• secondary forest
• riverside
• coastal
• forest
• forest margins

Flowering Times

• Apr

Fruiting Times

Evergreen woody liane or creeper to 30m with scabrid leaves to 150mm x 70mm. 200mm terminal panicles of 8mm diameter, scented white flowers, 4 sepals 3mm x 2mm, 3 petals, fruit a follicle to 10mm x 6mm

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• Flora Malesiana
• P. Chai
• GBS