Flagellaria indica
Flagellaria indica is a climbing plant found in many of the tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World, India, Bangladesh, Southeast Asia, Polynesia, and Australia.
| Whip vine | |
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| Flagellaria indica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Flagellariaceae |
| Genus: | Flagellaria |
| Species: | F. indica |
| Binomial name | |
| Flagellaria indica | |
A strong climber, it grows often up to 15 m tall, with thick cane-like stems exceeding 15 mm in diameter. Its leaves, without hairs, are 10 to 40 cm long, and 5 to 20 mm wide. A coiled apex of the leaf forms the holding part of the climbing plant. Fragrant white flowers form in panicles, 10 to 25 cm long. The fruit is an inedible, greenish-red drupe, 5 mm in diameter, usually with only one seed.
Because of its wide distribution, many local common names are used, such as whip vine, hell tail, supplejack, false rattan, and bush cane.
Flagellaria indica at its southernmost limit of natural distribution Royal National Park, Australia
References
- "Flagellaria indica". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
- *Florabase (western Australia)
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