Wattakaka volubilis Stapf

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Wattakaka

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

Uses fiber material medicinal oil wood
Edible flowers fruits leaves pods roots seeds shoots stems
Therapeutic use Fractures, bone (bark), Herpesvirus 4, human (bark), Antirheumatic agents (bulb), Asthma (bulb), Bronchitis (bulb), Callosities (bulb), Skin diseases (bulb), Skin diseases, infectious (bulb), Tuberculosis (bulb), Wound healing (bulb), Abdominal pain (leaf), Abscess (leaf), Analgesics (leaf), Diuretics (leaf), Furunculosis (leaf), Kidney calculi (leaf), Parasympatholytics (leaf), Skin diseases (leaf), Stomach diseases (leaf), Stomach ulcer (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Bites and stings (root), Blister (root), Cathartics (root), Cestoda (root), Cholinergic antagonists (root), Colic (root), Common cold (root), Emetics (root), Expectorants (root), Sinusitis (root), Vomiting (root), Wounds and injuries (root), Cathartics (stem), Common cold (stem), Emetics (stem), Expectorants (stem), Sinusitis (stem), Vomiting (stem), Bite(Dog) (unspecified), Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Rabies (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Boil (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Lactogogue (unspecified), Abscess (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Sore(Veterinary) (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Bites and stings (unspecified), Common cold (unspecified), Edema (unspecified), Eye diseases (unspecified), Galactogogues (unspecified), Hypotension (unspecified), Lactation disorders (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Snake bites (unspecified), Sneezing (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified), Common cold (whole plant), Eye diseases (whole plant), Snake bites (whole plant), Sneezing (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 84
Germination temperacture (C°) -5 - 3
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Wattakaka volubilis world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:103061-1
WFO ID wfo-0001104278
COL ID 7FTVY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Wattakaka viridiflora Apocynum tiliifolium Asclepias viridiflora Asclepias volubilis Cynanchum viridiflorum Hoya viridiflora Hoya volubilis Dregea volubilis Schollia volubilis Marsdenia volubilis Wattakaka volubilis Dregea volubilis var. lacuna Dregea volubilis var. glabra Dregea volubilis var. viridiflora Wattakaka volubilis var. glabra

Lower taxons

Wattakaka volubilis var. lacuna Wattakaka volubilis var. volubilis