Erycibe paniculata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Convolvulaceae |
Genus: | Erycibe |
Species: | E. paniculata
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Binomial name | |
Erycibe paniculata Roxb.
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Erycibe paniculata is a dicot rainforest liana of the family Convolvulaceae and is native to Indo-China and southern China. It is noteworthy for its very curious petals. Each flower has a five-lobed corolla from each lobe of which project two petal-like extensions at about a 45 degree angle from each other.[1][2]