Biology:Wattakaka volubilis
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Short description: Species of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Wattakaka |
| Species: | W. volubilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Wattakaka volubilis (L.f.) Stapf
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Wattakaka volubilis, synonyms including Dregea volubilis, is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae that is native from north-east Pakistan eastwards to south China and southwards to Java.[1]
Regional names
"Kodippaalai" in Tamil, "wattakakka" in Malayalam, "gwedauk" (ခွေးတောက်) in Myanmar (Burmese).[citation needed]
Description
A stout tall climber, branches often pustular, with:[2]
- Leaves: 3–6 inches long by 2–4 inches broad, rather coriaceous, base rounded or cordate ; nerves 4–6 pairs ; petiole 1–3 inches.
- Peduncles: 1–3 inches, rather slender ; umbels drooping, very many-flowered, subglobose; pedicals 1/2 inch, slender.
- Corolla: 1/2 inch diameter, cupular, lobes triangular.
- Stigma dome-shaped.
- Follicles: 3/4 inch long by 1–1 and half inch diameter, broadly lanceolate, turgid, glabrous.
- Seeds: 2 inch long, broadly ovate, pale, smooth and shining, border thick.
Climber
Bush
Inflorescence
Fruit
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Distribution
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Wattakaka volubilis (L.f.) Stapf". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:103061-1.
- ↑ Hooker, J.D. (1885) [1883]. Flora of British India. 4. London: L. Reeve & Co.. p. 46. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.76721/page/n49/mode/2up?view=theater. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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