Slender Dog-Bane
Ichnocarpus frutescens
Also known as Black creeper
About Slender Dog-Bane
Ichnocarpus frutescens is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, known by the English common name black creeper. It is native to much of China, India, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia. It is a woody shrub with lianas sprawling to 10 m (33 ft) in maximum length and 6 cm (2.4 in) in diameter. The bark produces a creamy white sap. The leaves are up to 11 cm (4.3 in) long by 4.5 cm (1.8 in) wide. The inflorescence is a head of several flowers. Each flower has a calyx of densely hairy sepals and a five lobed corolla just under a centimeter long. The fruit is a follicle which may be over 14 cm (5.5 in) long. The roots may be reddish or purple. The plant is sold in markets in some areas in India.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ichnocarpus frutescens
- Genus
- Ichnocarpus
- Family
- APOCYNACEAE
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests and plains
- Native to
- Tropical Asia
- Distribution
- Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia to Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- दीर्घ मूला Dirgha-Mula, काली दूधी Kali Dudhi, श्यामलता Shyamalata
- Nepali
- दुधे लहरा Dudhe Lahara
- Bengali
- শ্যামা লতা Shyama Lata, শ্যামা লতা
- Tamil
- ஊதற்கொடி Utar-Koti
- Telugu
- ముంతగజ్జనము Munta-Gaj-Janamu
- Kannada
- ಗೌರಿಬಳ್ಳಿ Gauriballi, ಹಾಲುಗೆಣಸು Halugenasu, ಕರಿಹಂಬು Karihambu
- Malayalam
- നന്നാറി Nannari, പാൽവള്ളി Palvalli, പാൽവള്ളി
- Marathi
- काटे भोवरी Kate Bhowari, कृष्णसारिवा Krishna Sariva, श्यामलता Shyamalata
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Slender Dog-Bane belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
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