Edible : Leaves, Stems, Flowers, Fruit,
A woody climbing vine 8 m long. It has milky sap. The leaves are glossy and oval. The flowers are white tubes with lobes. They can be in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches. They have a scent.
A tropical plant. It grows in limestone areas. It can be in mountain forests or near the seashore.
Common names : Common aganosma, Aganosma biasa, Akar ara tanah, Akar gerit puteh, Kaung-nwe, Khaung-tan, Kro lan per, Kyetmauk-po, Kyet-paung-bo, Maduea-din, Mai pit, Mok khruea, Sai tan, Thow-wan,
Synonyms :
Aganosma acuminata G.Don;
Aganosma euloba Miq.;
Aganosma macrocarpa A.DC.;
Aganosma marginata (Roxb.) G.Don;
Aganosma velutina A.DC.;
Amphineurion acuminatum (G.Don) Pichon;
Amphineurion velutinum (A.DC.) Pichon;
Chonemorpha cristata (Roth) G.Don;
Chonemorpha dichotoma G.Don;
Echites acuminatus Roxb. [Illegitimate];
Echites apoxys Voigt;
Echites cristatus Roth;
Echites marginatus Roxb.;
Echites procumbens Blanco;
Echites repens Blanco [Illegitimate];
Holarrhena procumbens (Blanco) Merr.;
Ichnocarpus acuminatus (G.Don) Fern.-Vill.;
Ichnocarpus macrocarpus (A.DC.) Fern.-Vill.;
Ichnocarpus velutinus (A.DC.) Fern.-Vill.;