Paederia foetida
Skunk Vine, Skunkvine
Other regional names: Chinese Fever Vine +1 more
- Chinese Fever Vine
- Stinkvine
Also known as: Apocynum foetidum Burm.f. +19 more
- Apocynum foetidum Burm.f.
- Crawfurdia paniculata Griseb.
- Gentiana scandens Lour.
- Hondbesseion foetidum (L.) Kuntze
- Hondbesseion tomentosum (Blume) Kuntze
- Paederia amboinensis Miq.
- Paederia barbulata Miq.
- Paederia chinensis f. microphylla Honda
- Paederia chinensis f. tenuissima Masam.
- Paederia chinensis Hance
- Paederia chinensis subsp. angustifolia Nakai
- Paederia chinensis subsp. maritima Koidz.
- Paederia chinensis subsp. megaphylla Koidz.
- Paederia chinensis subsp. microphylla Honda
- Paederia chinensis subsp. tenuissima Masam.
- Paederia chinensis subsp. velutina Nakai
- Paederia chinensis var. angustifolia Nakai
- Paederia chinensis var. maritima Koidz.
- Paederia chinensis var. megaphylla Koidz.
- Paederia chinensis var. velutina Nakai
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rubiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing perennial.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Paederia foetida (commonly known as Skunk vine) is a climbing plant belonging to the Rubiaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
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 North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
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)
Alabama, Bismarck Archipelago, Christmas I., Florida, Hawaii, Marianas, Mauritius, New Caledonia, North Carolina, Réunion