Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Combretaceae | Genus: Combretum | Species:
Combretum indicum (Linn.)
DeFilipps
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Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Quisqualis indica Linn., Quisqualis sinensis Lindl. , Quisqualis grandiflora Miq. | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Rangoon Creeper, Burma creeper | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Burma creeper | Flowering Period | Jan-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Madhu Malati. Rangoon creeper, angoon jasmine, Chinese honeysuckle, Drunken sailor | Fruiting Period | Jan-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1800m | Fruit Type | Nut |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Fruit 5 winged nut, ovate- elliptical, acutely 5-angled, wings, stout , reddish brown, indehiscent, 1- seeded. Seedling with hypogeal germination. |
| Habitat | Up to 1800m | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Native to tropical Asia but wildely cultivated throughout the tropics and subtropics and has become naturalized in many localities. | Bark Details | Woody densely to sparsely short hairy, rarely sparsely glandular. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sector 18, Sector 19, Sector 32 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | A vigorous twining climber, Leaves opposite or almost opposite , simple and entire; stipules absent Flower in pendent racemes, white pendulous trumpets open white then change to pink, red and finally a deep maroon | Leaf Details | Leaves opposite or almost opposite , simple and entire; stipules absent; blade elliptical or oblong, apex acuminate, base rounded or almost cordate, densely short hairy to nearly glabrous, papery, minutely warted, pinnately veined with 5-7 pairs of lateral veins. |
