Status:
valid
Authors:
S.Watson
Source:
tro
Year:
1889
Citation Micro:
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 24: 60 (1889)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001102860
Common Names
- Pattalias palmeri
- Palmer's Milkweed
- Climbing Milkweed
Description
Pattalias palmeri (also called Palmer's pattalias, among many other common names) is a shrub native to East Asia. It has ovate leaves and white flowers. It prefers moist soils and is commonly found in woodlands and thickets.
Uses & Benefits
Pattalias palmeri is used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat fever, headache, and malaria. It is also used as an ornamental plant in gardens.
Cultivars, Varieties & Sub-species
Pattalias palmeri var. peninsularis (S.F.Blake) Fishbein
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Pattalias palmeri has small white flowers with five petals and yellow anthers. The seeds are small, black and round. The seedlings have a single pair of cotyledons.
Where to Find Pattalias palmeri
Pattalias palmeri can be found in Mexico and parts of Central America.
Species in the Pattalias genus
Species in the Apocynaceae family
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Adenium multiflorum,
Adenium obesum,
Adenium oleifolium,
Adenium swazicum,
Adenium dhofarense,
Aganosma breviloba,
Aganosma cymosa,
Aganosma gracilis,
Aganosma lacei,
Aganosma petelotii,
Aganosma schlechteriana,
Aganosma siamensis,
Aganosma wallichii,
Aganosma heynei,
Alafia alba,
Alafia barteri,
Alafia benthamii,
Alafia berrieri,
Alafia calophylla,
Alafia caudata,
Alafia erythrophthalma,
Alafia falcata,
Alafia fuscata,
Alafia insularis,
Alafia intermedia,
Alafia landolphioides,
Alafia lucida,
Alafia microstylis,
Alafia multiflora,
Alafia nigrescens,
Alafia orientalis,
Alafia parciflora,
Alafia pauciflora,
Alafia perrieri,
Alafia schumannii,
Alafia thouarsii,
Alafia vallium,
Alafia verschuereni,
Alafia whytei,
Alafia zambesiaca,
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Allamanda angustifolia,
Allamanda blanchetii,
Allamanda cathartica,