About Meyenia hawtayneana
Meyenia hawtayneana is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is a liana native to India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Vietnam. It is the sole species in genus Meyenia.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Meyenia hawtayneana
- Genus
- Meyenia
- Family
- ACANTHACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)

Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Meyenia hawtayneana belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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