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| July 2008 at Ishigaki Island |
July 2008 at Ishigaki Island |
July 2008 at Ishigaki Island |
| Family | Apocynaceae |
| Scientific name | Parsonsia alboflavescens (Dennstedt) Mabberley |
| Synonyms | Echites laevigata Moon; Heligme spiralis (Wallich ex G. Don) Thwaites; Parsonsia helicandra Hooker & Arnott; Parsonsia howii Tsiang; Parsonsia laevigata (Moon) Alston; Parsonsia spiralis Wallich ex G. Don; Periploca alboflavescens Dennstedt |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hourai-kagami (ホウライカガミ, 蓬莱鏡) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Okinawa |
| (Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka | |
| Habitat | Forest |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Leaves 6-9cm long, 3-7cm wide. Flowers white ca. 7mm, flowering in all seasons. Vine. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Parsonsia alboflavescens (Dennstedt) Mabberley |
| Composition treating for AIDS and associated conditions (US Patent 20040052868) | |
| Note | Rare species. |
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| July 2008 at Ishigaki Island |
July 2008 at Ishigaki Island |
July 2008 at Ishigaki Island |
