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The Rangunschlinger ( Combretum indicum , Syn .: Quisqualis indica ), in other languages English Chinese honeysuckle or Rangoon Creeper , Spanish quiscual , Filipino niyog-niyogan , Hindi Madhu Malti or Madhumalti , is a species of long filament ( Combretum ) in of the winged family (Combretaceae).
description
The Rangoon looper grows as a liana , i.e. as a woody creeper that can reach heights of 2.5 to 8 meters. The bark is hairy yellow. The 5 to 9 millimeters long stalked leaves have a 5 to 18 centimeters long and 2.5 to 7 centimeters wide elliptical leaf blade.
The hermaphrodite, fragrant flowers are five-fold. The petals are fused into a 5 to 9 centimeter long tube, their color changes from initially white to yellow to pink to red. There are ten stamens . The ovary is subordinate.
The 30 to 35 millimeters long fruit is elliptical, is initially red, turns greenish black or brown when ripe and has five protruding wings. The ripe fruit tastes like almonds.
Occurrence
The areas of Rangoon creeper are at altitudes below 1,500 meters in China , Bangladesh , Cambodia , India (including Andaman ), Indonesia , Laos , Malaysia , Myanmar , Nepal , Pakistan , Papua New Guinea , Singapore , Sri Lanka , Thailand , Vietnam , to the coast of East Africa , Indian Ocean Islands, Pacific Islands, and the Philippines . The Rangoon Meander is found in thickets, secondary forests , primary rainforests or along rivers. This species is now cultivated as an ornamental plant in all tropical areas .
Systematics
Synonyms for Combretum indicum are: Quisqualis indica L. , Kleinia quadricolor Crantz , Mekistus sinensis Loureiro ex BAGomes , Ourouparia enormis Yamamoto , Quisqualis glabra N.L.Burman , Quisqualis grandiflora Miquel , Quisqualis indica var. Oxypetala short , Quisqualis indica var. Villosa (Roxburgh) CBClarke , Quisqualis longiflora C.Presl , Quisqualis loureiroi G.Don , Quisqualis obovata Schumacher & Thonning , Quisqualis pubescens N.L.Burman , Quisqualis sinensis Lindl. , Quisqualis spinosa Blanco , Quisqualis villosa Roxburgh .
use
Different parts of plants are used in traditional medicine . The fruits are used as wormers, wraps made from the leaves are used as pain relievers. A healing effect of ingredients of this plant species has been confirmed in studies at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg on several tumor cell lines.
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- Jie Chen & Nicholas J. Turland: Combretaceae in the Flora of China , Volume 13, 2007, p. 315: Quisqualis indica - Online. (Section description)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas Efferth et al .: Phytochemistry and Pharmacogenomics of Natural product derived from traditional Chinese medica with activity against tumor cells. , In: Molecular Cancer Therapy , 7 (1), 2008, p. 152
Web links
- QUISQUALIS INDICA Linn . ( Memento from September 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file; 80 kB)
- niyog-niyogan.doc ( Memento from July 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- Quisqualis indica (PIER species info)
- Quisqualis indica . In: U. Brunken, M. Schmidt, S. Dressler, T. Janssen, A. Thiombiano, G. Zizka: West African plants - A Photo Guide. Senckenberg Research Institute, Frankfurt am Main 2008.