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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.
Combretum, the bushwillows or combretums, make up the type genus of the family Combretaceae.The genus comprises about 272 species of trees and shrubs, most of which are native to tropical and southern Africa, about 5 to Madagascar, but there are others that are native to tropical Asia, New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago, Australia, and tropical America.
Combretum indicum (Quisqualis indica var. villosa) is native to tropical Asia but is still doubt whether is indigenous from Africa or was introduced there.Since the amino acid that can be isolated from its fruits can nowadays be made in the lab, the plant is mostly cultivated as an ornamental plant.
Although Rangoon Creeper name is more used for the vine Combretum indicum. [ 13 ] Depending on the country and language, it is also known as various names such as; in Hindi as लोखंडी and Lokhandi , [ citation needed ] in Kannada as ನೀಪಾ and Nipa , samdera , [ 3 ] or Kaduhonge , [ 14 ] in Malayalam as Karinghota , [ 15 ...
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Scientific name Common name Family Conservation status Hardwoods; Aceraceae: maple family; Acer: maples; Acer amplum: broad maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer argutum: deep-veined maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer floridanum: Florida maple; southern sugar maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer barbinerve: bearded maple Aceraceae (maple family ...
Combretum trifoliatum is a vine (rarely a shrub) of the family Combretaceae. It is found from Myanmar across Southeast Asia and Wallacea to New Guinea and Australia . It grows in wet places, including where it can be submerged for four months a year by floodwaters.
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