Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Gentianales
Genus:
Species:
palmeri
ID:
1103522

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

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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.

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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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