Cryptolepis grandiflora

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Cryptolepis grandiflora Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. t. 831 1845. (syn: Cryptolepis wightiana Wall. [Invalid]; Echites coriaceus B.Heyne ex Hook.f. [Illegitimate]);

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Cryptolepis grandiflora of Periplocaceae, a beautiful climber with creamy white, fragrant flowers.

cryptolepis or cryptostegia?

Cryptolepis for sure, with terete slender tapering follicles. In Cryptostegia has distinctly 3-winged follicles.

http://toptropicals.com/pics/garden/05/23/3778.jpg

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References:

The Plant List Ver.1.1 IPNI BSI Flora of India checklist FRLHT (Specimen) India Biodiversity Portal Kerala plants Plant illustrations An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1995- details with keys)

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