Shower Of Gold Climber
Tristellateia australasiae
Also known as Vining Galphimia, Vining Milkweed
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- September-May
How to identify Shower Of Gold Climber
Identify Shower Of Gold Climber by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a liana habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Star-shaped golden-yellow flowers on a vigorous climbing vine.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Raceme.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-May.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tristellateia australasiae
- Genus
- Tristellateia
- Family
- Malpighiaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Garden plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Distribution
- Southeast Asia to Australia
- Found in India
- Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-May
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“It features opposite, pedunculate leaves with slightly papery leaf blades that are egg-shaped.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“It features opposite, pedunculate leaves with slightly papery leaf blades that are egg-shaped.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Shower Of Gold Climber itself; the rest are typical of the Malpighiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“Its yellow flowers, which occur all year round in warmer climates, are 2-2.5 cm in width found on racemes that are 10-30 cm long, where each bunch contains around 30 flowers.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Shower Of Gold Climber itself; the rest are typical of the Malpighiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Shower Of Gold Climber
Shower of gold climber (Tristellateia australasiae) belongs to the Malpighiaceae family, where it grows as a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and 1 other states. It grows in garden plant. Flowering and fruiting run from September to May.
Malpighiaceae
Malpighia Family
Shower Of Gold Climber belongs to the Malpighiaceae family.
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