Purple Wreath
Petrea volubilis
Also known as Queen's wreath, Sandpaper vine
LianaMedicinal
About Purple Wreath
Petrea volubilis, commonly known as purple eggplant, queen's wreath or sandpaper vine, is an evergreen flowering vine in the family Verbenaceae, native to tropical America, that is valued especially for its display of violet flowers.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Petrea volubilis
- Genus
- Petrea
- Family
- VERBENACEAE
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Cultivated in gardens
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Cultivated in sub-tropical and Tropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-April
Local Names
- Hindi
- नीलमणि लता Nilmani lata
- Bengali
- নীলমনীলতা Nilmanilata, নীলমণিলতা, নীলমনিলতা
- Tamil
- Kudirai valuppu
- Malayalam
- നീലമണി
Botanical family
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Purple Wreath belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
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