Flagellariaceae

Supplejack

Flagellaria indica L.

Family: Flagellariaceae
Genus: Flagellaria

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Common names

By language (9)

Cantonese: 印度鞭藤
Chinese: 印度鞭藤, 須葉藤, 须叶藤, 蘆竹藤, 角仔藤, 鞭藤, 须叶藤叶
English: Supplejack, Whip vine
gor: Bambu Rambat
Japanese: トウツルモドキ, 唐蔓擬
pwn: Valjanay
Sundanese: Owar
Thai: หวายลิง
Vietnamese: Mây nước, Mây vọt

Synonyms

Flagellaria angustifolia Wall.
Flagellaria catenata Lour. ex B.A.Gomes
Flagellaria indica var. australiensis Wepfer & H.P.Linder
Flagellaria indica var. bifurcata Wepfer & H.P.Linder
Flagellaria indica var. borneensis Wepfer & H.P.Linder
Flagellaria indica var. glauca Bojer
Flagellaria indica var. gracilicaulis F.M.Bailey
Flagellaria indica var. gracilis H.Perrier ex Wepfer & H.P.Linder
Flagellaria indica var. minor (Blume) Hook.f.
Flagellaria loureiroi Steud.
Flagellaria minor Blume
Flagellaria philippinensis Elmer

Characteristics

In the US and Canada: Pacific Basin: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.