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Tetracera indica  (Christm. & Panz.) Merr.

Sandpaper Vine

Plants > Angiosperms > Dilleniaceae > Tetracera indica

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Dilleniales
Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Tetracera
Species: indica


  • Common names: Sandpaper Vine
  • Thai names: เครือปด khruea pot (Chumphon), เถาอรคนธ์ thao ora khon (Central), ปดลื่น pot luen (Pattani, Yala), ย่านปด yan pot (Peninsular), ย่านเปล้า yan plao (Trang), รสสุคนธ์แดง rotsukhon daeng (Bangkok), อรคนธ์ ora khon (Bangkok), อุเบ๊ะสะปัลละเมเยาะ u-be-sa-pan-la-me-yo (Malay-Narathiwat)
  • Chinese names: 
  • Distribution: Java, peninsular Malaysia (common and widespread), China (Fujian), Sumatra, Madura Isl., Kangean Isl., Myanmar [Burma] (Mon, Taninthayi), India (Assam), Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Sumatra, Laos​
  • Image locations: Nakhon Si Thammarat
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Tetracera indica from Thailand.
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Tetracera indica
Tetracera indica.jpg
Tetracera indica

References: 
​The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF
GBIF
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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