Aganosma wallichii (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Aganosma wallichii G. Don

Protologue: Gen. Syst. 4: 77 (1837).

Synonyms

Aganosma caryophyllata G. Don (1837), Aganosma blumei A.DC. p.p. (1844), Aganosma calycina A.DC. (1844).

Vernacular names

• Thailand: khao haai (Pattani), ta khloi yaan, thao man daeng (Surat Thani).

Distribution

India, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, northern Sumatra, western and central Java.

Uses

In India, A. wallichii is credited as useful in diseases of the bile and blood.

Observations

A large liana; leaves without a distinct intramarginal vein, lateral veins 5-13 pairs; sepals longer than corolla tube, stamens inserted at 0.2-0.4 of corolla tube length, disk longer than ovary; fruit unknown. A. wallichii occurs in evergreen forest up to 400 m altitude.

Selected sources

62, 121, 182, 249, 625, 789.

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Authors

Tran Dinh Ly & Tran The Bach