Ancistrocladus tectorius
Ancistrocladus tectorius is a species in the monogeneric family Ancistrocladaceae found in China (Hainan), Cambodia, India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.[2][3] The Vietnamese name is trung quân lợp nhà; Chinese: 钩枝藤, gou zhi teng.[4][5]
Climbing A. tectorius showing tendrils
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| Flowering A. tectorius in Cát Tiên National Park (April 2018) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Ancistrocladaceae |
| Genus: | Ancistrocladus |
| Species: | A. tectorius |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancistrocladus tectorius | |
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Description and Uses
These are palaeotropical, climbing, twining plants or lianas, found in lowland to sub-montane, wet evergreen to seasonal tropical forests in valleys and on slopes from sea level to 1600 m. Good specimens can be found in Đồng Nai Province, where leaves are used as roofing material (implied in the Vietnamese name) and a traditional haemostatic by minority Ma people.
A. tectorius leaves prepared for roofing
References
- Merrill (1928). Lingnan Science Journal. 6: 329.
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- "Ancistrocladus tectoriusAncistrocladus tectorius". Flora of China. eFloras.org.
- Taylor, C.M., Gereau, R.E. & Walters, G.M. (2005). Revision of Ancistrocladus Wall. (Ancistrocladaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 92: 360-399.
- Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
External links
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