Muehlenbeckia platyclada
Centipede Plant, Ribbonbush
Other regional names: Tapewormplant
- Tapewormplant
Also known as: Calacinum platycladum (F.Muell.) J.F.Macbr. +8 more
- Calacinum platycladum (F.Muell.) J.F.Macbr.
- Coccoloba platyclada (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
- Coccoloba platyclada F.Muell. ex Hook.
- Exocarpos ceramicus Náves
- Homalocladium platycladum (F.Muell.) L.H.Bailey
- Muehlenbeckia platyclada (F.Muell.) Lindau
- Muehlenbeckia platyclados (F.Muell.) Meisn.
- Polygonum platycladum F.Muell.
- Sarcogonum platycladum (F.Muell.) Voss
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Polygonaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Muehlenbeckia platyclada (commonly known as Centipede-Plant or Ribbonbush) is a shrub belonging to the Polygonaceae family. Found natively in Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
New Guinea, Solomon Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Assam, Bangladesh, Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Guatemala, Haiti, Mauritius, Mexico Southwest, New Caledonia, Pakistan, Panama, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Sri Lanka, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Vietnam