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Urceola tournieri

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

(Pierre) D.J. Middleton

Common Names

• Yun nan shui hu teng (Pinyin)
• Mak sang khua deng (Laos)
• Mac sang khao (Laos)

Geographical Habitats

• S. Yunnan - China
• Laos
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forests

Flowering Times

• Jul-Jan (Laos)

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Jan (Laos)

Stout tall liana with lenticellate stems, leaves 175mm x 60mm, axillary cymes 120 x 160mm with bracts & bracteoles, of 2.2mm white flowers with 1.5mm tube, lobes to 0.7mm, 5 sepals 0.5mm long, 5 petals 0.5mm long, tube 1mm long, 100mm x 20mm paired follicles

Produces good rubber

Further References

• FOC
• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• F Indochine
• Kew