Milk-Weed Climber
Wattakaka volubilis
Also known as Green wax flower, Sneezing silk cotton, Sneeze Wort
Lianaoutdoor
About Milk-Weed Climber
Stephanotis volubilis, synonyms including Dregea volubilis, is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae that is native from north-east Pakistan eastwards to south China and southwards to Java.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Wattakaka volubilis
- Genus
- Wattakaka
- Family
- ASCLEPIADACEAE
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests and scrub jungles
- Distribution
- Sub-Tropical Asia
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Milk-Weed Climber belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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