Combretum indicum

Combretum indicum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Combretum
Species:
C. indicum
Binomial name
Combretum indicum
(L.) DeFilipps
Synonyms[1]
16 synonyms
  • Quisqualis indica L.
  • Kleinia quadricolor Crantz
  • Mekistus sinensis Lour. ex Gomes Mach.
  • Quisqualis ebracteata P.Beauv.
  • Quisqualis glabra Burm.f.
  • Quisqualis grandiflora Miq.
  • Quisqualis indica var. oxypetala Kurz
  • Quisqualis indica var. villosa (Roxb.) Kurz
  • Quisqualis longiflora C.Presl
  • Quisqualis loureiroi G.Don
  • Quisqualis madagascariensis Bojer
  • Quisqualis obovata Schumach. & Thonn.
  • Quisqualis pubescens Burm.f.
  • Quisqualis sinensis Lindl.
  • Quisqualis spinosa Blanco
  • Quisqualis villosa Roxb.

Combretum indicum, commonly known as the Rangoon creeper[2] or Burma creeper,[3] is a vine with red flower clusters which is native to tropical Asia and grows in thickets, primary and secondary forest, and along river banks in the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia and the Philippines.[4]: 547  It has since been cultivated and naturalized in tropical areas such as Burma, Vietnam, and Thailand.

This plant is grown as an ornament.[5][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference POWO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Combretum indicum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b Quisqualis indica Linn. – Niog-niogan (PDF). Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture, Republic of Philippines. n.d. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference FM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Oakes, Albert Jackson (1967). Some Harmful Plants of Southeast Asia. Bethesda, Maryland, USA: Naval Medical School. pp. 39–40.