Stephanotis volubilis
Stephanotis volubilis, synonyms including Dregea volubilis, is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae that is native from north-east Pakistan eastwards to south China and southwards to Java.
Regional names
"Doodipaala" in Telugu, "Kodippaalai" in Tamil, "wattakakka" in Malayalam, "gwedauk" in Myanmar.Description
A stout tall climber, branches often pustular, with:- Leaves: 3–6 inches long by 2–4 inches broad, rather coriaceous, base rounded or cordate ; nerves 4–6 pairs ; petiole 1–3 inches.
- Peduncles: 1–3 inches, rather slender ; umbels drooping, very many-flowered, subglobose; pedicals 1/2 inch, slender.
- Corolla: 1/2 inch diameter, cupular, lobes triangular.
- Stigma dome-shaped.
- Follicles: 3/4 inch long by 1–1 and half inch diameter, broadly lanceolate, turgid, glabrous.
- Seeds: 2 inch long, broadly ovate, pale, smooth and shining, border thick.