Combretum indicum

Combretum indicum, also commonly known as the Rangoon creeper or Burma creeper, is a vine with red flower clusters which is native to tropical Asia and grows in thickets, primary and secondary forest, and along river banks in the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia and the Philippines.: 547  It has since been cultivated and naturalized in tropical areas such as Burma, Vietnam, and Thailand.

Combretum indicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Combretum
Species:
C. indicum
Binomial name
Combretum indicum
(L.) DeFilipps
Synonyms
List
    • Kleinia quadricolor Crantz
    • Quisqualis ebracteata P.Beauv.
    • Quisqualis glabra Burm.f.
    • Quisqualis grandiflora Miq.
    • Quisqualis indica L.: 547 
    • Quisqualis pubescens Burm.f.
    • Quisqualis sinensis Lindl.
    • Quisqualis villosa Roxb.

This plant is grown as an ornament.

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