Vincetoxicum indicum (Burm.F.) Mabb.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Vincetoxicum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses fiber material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Appetite stimulants (leaf), Asthma (leaf), Bronchitis (leaf), Diarrhea (leaf), Dysentery (leaf), Dyspepsia (leaf), Emetics (leaf), Expectorants (leaf), Flatulence (leaf), Gout (leaf), Hemorrhage (leaf), Insect repellents (leaf), Leukemia (leaf), Neoplasms (leaf), Rabies (leaf), Rhinitis (leaf), Rhinitis, allergic (leaf), Stomach diseases (leaf), Ulcer (leaf), Whooping cough (leaf), Wound healing (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Diaphoretic (leaf), Antirheumatic agents (root), Appetite stimulants (root), Asthma (root), Bronchitis (root), Diarrhea (root), Dysentery (root), Dyspepsia (root), Emetics (root), Expectorants (root), Flatulence (root), Gout (root), Hemorrhage (root), Leukemia (root), Neoplasms (root), Pain (root), Rabies (root), General tonic for rejuvenation (root), Ulcer (root), Whooping cough (root), Wound healing (root), Wounds and injuries (root), Diaphoretic (root), Anodyne (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Cathartic (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Pertussis (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Gout (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Antiprotozoal agents (unspecified), Ipecac (unspecified), Liver diseases (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Pain (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Vaginal discharge (unspecified), Whooping cough (unspecified), Ipecac (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Vincetoxicum indicum world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Barbados, Guadeloupe, India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Seychelles, Thailand, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77164260-1
WFO ID wfo-0001424572
COL ID 5BFSM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 632916
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Synonyms

Tylophora indica Cynanchum indicum Vincetoxicum indicum

Lower taxons

Vincetoxicum indicum var. indicum Vincetoxicum indicum var. intermedium Vincetoxicum indicum var. glabrum