QUISQUALIS INDICA 
•Quisqualis who ’ and il of what hind ”, originally because of the 
uncertainty of the relationships of the plant; indica— from India,' 
English names: 
Rangoon Creeper ; Drunken 
Sailor. 
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Malay names : 
Akar Pontianak; Akar Dani. 
Family : 
Combretaceae. 
Country of origin ; 
Colour : 
South-East Asia. 
Pale pink to deep crimson. 
Garden use : 
A scrambling shrub with 
drooping trusses of long-tubed 
flowers, suitable for an arch- 
way or pergola. 
Propagation : 
by cutting or from suckers. 
A, flower from the front, showing the g petals, 
B, upper part of corolla tube cut open to show 
6 of the i o stamens and the style. 
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