Sunday, January 8, 2012

Quisqualis indica Flower Bunches


Common Names: Rangoon Creeper, Chinese Honeysuckle, Combretum Indicum, Quiscual (Spanish) Niyog-niyogan (Filipino), Madhu Malti (Hindi), Madhumalti (Hindi), Radha Manoharam (Telugu)
Species: Quisqualis indica
Family: COMBRETACEAE

Quisqualis indica or Rangoon Creep is a vigorous woody vine (liana) native to parts of Asia. It produces round clusters of tubular red flowers that fade from red to pink to white as they age. This one was growing in my backyard in Brisbane, Australia.