Marsdenia roylei Wight

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Marsdenia

Characteristics

A twining shrub or climber. The juice is milky. The branches are woody and has raised lenticels. The leaves are 8-13 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. They are oval with a heart shaped base. They are hairy on both surfaces. The fruit are dry with several seeds. The fruit are 7.5 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. The seeds are oval and have a beak and with a thin wing along the edge.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Climbing on shrubs at altitudes of 900-2400 metres from Pakistan to Arunachal Pradesh.
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A tropical plant. It grows in the Himalayas between 1,000-2,300 m altitude.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses fiber medicinal
Edible fruits roots
Therapeutic use Gonorrhea (fruit), General tonic for rejuvenation (fruit), Cooling effect on body (fruit), Flatulence (leaf), Gonorrhea (leaf), Parasympatholytics (leaf), Common cold (root), Eye diseases (root), Gonorrhea (root), Hyperlipidemias (stem), Common cold (unspecified), Eye diseases (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Distribution

Marsdenia roylei world distribution map, present in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:99281-1
WFO ID wfo-0001102198
COL ID 3Y8X6
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Synonyms

Pergularia roylei Marsdenia roylei