Marsdenia tinctoria
Climbing Indigo
Also known as: Asclepias tinctoria (R.Br.) Roxb. +13 more
- Asclepias tinctoria (R.Br.) Roxb.
- Cynanchum tingens Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.fil.
- Marsdenia akkar Blanco
- Marsdenia globifera Tsiang
- Marsdenia monostachya Wall. ex Hook.fil.
- Marsdenia parviflora (Blume) Decne.
- Marsdenia tagudinia Blanco
- Marsdenia tinctoria subsp. brevis Costantin
- Marsdenia tinctoria subsp. tomentosa Masam., 1939
- Marsdenia tinctoria var. brevis Costantin
- Marsdenia tinctoria var. ryukyuensis Masam.
- Marsdenia tinctoria var. tomentosa Masam. ex Y.Tsiang & P.T.Li
- Pergularia parviflora Blume
- Pergularia tinctoria (R.Br.) Spreng.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climber.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Marsdenia tinctoria (commonly known as Climbing-Indigo) is a climbing plant belonging to the Apocynaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam