Biology:Wattakaka volubilis

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Short description: Species of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae

Wattakaka volubilis
Dregea volubilis W IMG 1597.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Wattakaka
Species:
W. volubilis
Binomial name
Wattakaka volubilis
(L.f.) Stapf
Synonyms[1]
  • Wattakaka viridiflora Hoya viridiflora
  • Asclepias volubilis L.f.
  • Fern.-Vill., nom. superfl. R.Br., nom. superfl.
  • Hoya volubilis Dregea volubilis
  • (L.f.) Griff. Hassk., nom. superfl.
  • Dregea viridiflora (L.f.) Benth. ex Hook.f.
  • (L.f.) T.Cooke Marsdenia volubilis

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

Distribution

References

  1. ↑ 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. 
  2. ↑ 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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