Parsonsia alboflavescens




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.



July 2008
at Ishigaki Island
July 2008
at Ishigaki Island
July 2008
at Ishigaki Island