As recorded for Madhu Malati
Quisqualis indica
Madhu Malati / Rangoon Creeper मधु मालती
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
Also known as Burma Creeper, Chinese Honeysuckle
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Madhu Malati in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Assamese | মাধৱী লতা | Madhavi lata |
| Hindi | मधु मालती | Madhu Malati |
| Kannada | ಸಂಧ್ಯಾರಾಣಿ · ರಂಗೂನ್ ಕೆಂಪುಹೂ · ರಂಗೂನ್ ಕೆಂಪುಮಲ್ಲೆ | Sandhya rani, Rangoon kempu hoo, Rangoon kempu malle |
| Manipuri | ꯄꯥꯔꯤꯖꯥꯠ | Parijat |
| Marathi | मधुमालती | Madhumalati |
| Tamil | Not recorded | Irangun malli |
| Bengali | মধুমংজরী | Madhumanjari |
| Telugu | రాధామనోహరం | Not recorded |
See the original recorded names
- Assamese
- মাধৱী লতা Madhavi lata
- Hindi
- मधु मालती Madhu Malati
- Kannada
- ಸಂಧ್ಯಾರಾಣಿ Sandhya rani, ರಂಗೂನ್ ಕೆಂಪುಹೂ Rangoon kempu hoo, ರಂಗೂನ್ ಕೆಂಪುಮಲ್ಲೆ Rangoon kempu malle
- Manipuri
- ꯄꯥꯔꯤꯖꯥꯠ Parijat
- Marathi
- मधुमालती Madhumalati
- Tamil
- Irangun malli
- Bengali
- মধুমংজরী Madhumanjari
- Telugu
- రాధామనోహరం
Ecology & growing context
- Recorded native range
- Old World tropics
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- Maharashtra →Kerala →Tamil Nadu →
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How to identify Madhu Malati
Identify Madhu Malati by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climbing shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Flowers open white and darken to red over days.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- Confirm leaf shape: Elliptic.
- Confirm flower colour: Changes white to pink to red.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Quisqualis indica
- Genus
- Quisqualis
- Family
- Combretaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Native to
- Old World tropics
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Meghalaya, Punjab, Sikkim, Mizoram, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Tripura, Manipur, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Daman & Diu
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“The leaves are simple, elliptical in outline, with an acuminate tip and a rounded base;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.“The leaves are simple, elliptical in outline, with an acuminate tip and a rounded base;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Madhu Malati itself; the rest are typical of the Combretaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Changes white to pink to redrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Spike
Characters marked “recorded” are for Madhu Malati itself; the rest are typical of the Combretaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Madhu Malati
Rangoon Creeper (Quisqualis indica) is a climbing shrub in the Combretaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and 30 other states. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Combretaceae
Indian almond family
Madhu Malati belongs to the Combretaceae family.
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