Marsdenia tenacissima (Roxb.) Moon

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Marsdenia

Characteristics

Lianas robust, densely pilose to tomentose throughout except for interior of corolla. Petiole 5-6 cm, slender; leaf blade ovate, 8-10 × 6-6.5 cm, base deeply cordate with rounded sinus, apex acuminate; basal veins 5-7, lateral veins 2 or 3 pairs. Inflorescences much branched, broader than long, to 8 × 12 cm, many flowered; peduncle to 2 cm, shorter than first internode. Pedicel 6-8 mm. Sepals elliptic-lanceolate, ca. 3 × 1-1.3 mm, tip rounded. Corolla "yellow," campanulate, with spreading lobes, very densely pilose outside; tube ca. 3.5 × 2.5 mm, interior retrorsely pilose toward base; lobes oblong, ca. 4 × 2.2 mm, apex rounded, minutely velvety. Corona lobes exserted from corolla tube, oblong, apex truncate-emarginate with corners produced into short horns, sometimes toothed between these. Anther appendages oblong, slightly longer than corona lobes; pollinia curved cylindric. Stigma head broadly cylindric, concealed by anther appendages.
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A vine. It is hairy. The leaves are heart shaped and taper to the tip. They are 8-10 cm long by 6-7 cm wide. The flowering shoots are much branched and have many flowers.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 10.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows on cliffs at about 1,500 m above sea level. In XTBG Yunnan.
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Hedges, waste places and amongst shrubs.
Hedges, waste places and amongst shrubs.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses fiber material medicinal wood
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Genital diseases, female (fruit), Menstruation disturbances (fruit), Genital diseases, female (leaf), Skin diseases (plant exudate), Anthelmintics (root), Anti-obesity agents (root), Antipyretics (root), Antirheumatic agents (root), Antitussive agents (root), Asthma (root), Cathartics (root), Central nervous system depressants (root), Colic (root), Diabetes mellitus (root), Emaciation (root), Fever (root), Genital diseases, female (root), Gout (root), Heart diseases (root), Hemorrhage (root), Jaundice (root), Malaria (root), Menorrhagia (root), Parasympatholytics (root), Postnatal care (root), Pruritus (root), Snake bites (root), Syphilis (root), Thirst (root), Urination disorders (root), Urologic diseases (root), Arthralgia (tuber), Liver diseases (tuber), Purgative (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Productivity -

Distribution

Marsdenia tenacissima world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:99319-1
WFO ID wfo-0000372222
COL ID 3Y8YL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Asclepias tenacissima Asclepias tomentosa Marsdenia tenacissima Pergularia crocea Gymnema tenacissimum Pergularia tenacissima Marsdenia tenacissima Asclepias echinata