Rangoon Creeper
Quisqualis indica
Also known as Burma Creeper, Chinese Honeysuckle
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
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
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
Typical of the Combretaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Combretaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Rangoon Creeper
Rangoon Creeper (Quisqualis indica) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Combretaceae family (Indian almond family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple leaves, spike/raceme/head flower clusters, drupe/winged fruit. It is usually grown in outdoor settings. Native to Old World tropics, it is distributed across Pantropical. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Combretaceae
Indian almond family
Rangoon Creeper belongs to the Combretaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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