1. Home
2. Vincetoxicum versicolor

Vincetoxicum versicolor

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

(Bunge) Decaisne

Common Names

• Bian se bai qian (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Hebei
• Henan
• Hubei
• Hunan
• Jiangsu
• Jilin
• Liaoning
• Shandong
• Sichuan
• Zhejiang - China

Natural Habitats

• Thickets
• riversides
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• May-Aug (China)

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Nov (China)

Tomentose erect plant with twining upper stem tips with axillary umbels to 12 flowers, yellowish-white to dark purple 2.5mm flower, tube 0.5mm, lobes to 2.5mm, follicles to 50mm long x 10mm. Leaves downy

Further References

• FOC
• de Candolle
• G. Don
• Kew