Name
Classifications and Characteristics
| Plant Growth Form | Climber, Epiphyte |
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Biogeography
| Native Distribution | Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Borneo,Sumatra |
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| Preferred Climate Zone | Tropical |
| Local Conservation Status | Native to Singapore (Critically Endangered (CR)) |
Description and Ethnobotany
| Growth Form | Fast growing, robust and compact vine. |
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| Foliage | Leaves fleshy. Two types of leaf forms are recognized for this species - a form with oblanceolate leaves and another with obovate leaves. |
| Flowers | Flowers intensely fragrant; corolla cream to white, pubescent with long thick hairs; corona white. |
| Habitat | In lowland and hill forests, often on trees along rivers. |
| Cultivation | Other horticultural forms with white spots on the leaves have also been introduced into cultivation in recent years. |
