Porana volubilis
Burm.f.
Horse-tail creeper
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Description
A climbing plant or large creeper or vine. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are oval and dull green. They are heart shaped at the base. They are 6 cm long by 4 cm wide. The leaf stalks are 1.5 cm long. The flowers are white to yellow. They are in very large groups. The fruit is a capsule 4 mm across.
Edible Uses
The leaves and flowers are edible, though caution is advised.
Known Hazards
The plant has anticoagulant activity.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows on the edges of forests from sea level to 200 m and sometimes to 750 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Andaman Islands, Asia, Cambodia, East Timor, Guam, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, West Timor,
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seeds. It can be grown from cuttings.
Notes
An unresolved name in The Plant List. It has anticoagulant activity.
Also Known As
Cidani, Kodeik-sein, Nuit, Pyinthit-pan, Saung-daw-gu
References (2)
- Simoes, A. R. et al, 2011, The Convolvulaceae of Timor with special reference to East Timor. Blumea 56:49-72
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
