Rubiaceae
Stinkvine
Paederia foetida
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Paederia
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Common names
By language (22)
- Assamese
- ভেদাই লতা
- Azerbaijani
- Pisiyli pederiya
- ban
- Kesimbukan, Entut-entut
- Bangla
- গন্ধভাদালি লতা, গন্ধভাদাল, গন্ধভাদুলি, গাঁদাল পাতা
- Burmese
- ခွေးအီးနွယ်ပင်
- Cantonese
- 雞屎藤
- Chinese
- 雞屎藤, 鸡屎藤, 毛鸡矢藤, 狭叶鸡矢藤, 疏花鸡矢藤, 鸡矢藤, 女青, 毛鸡屎藤
- English
- Stinkvine, Skunkvine, Chinese fever vine
- French
- Pædérie fétide
- German
- Stinkwein
- gor
- Daun Kentut
- Indonesian
- Daun kentut
- Japanese
- ヘクソカズラ, ヘクソカズラ（屁糞葛）, サオトメバナ, ヤイトバナ, 屁屎葛, 屁糞葛
- Javanese
- Sèmbukan, Godhong sembukan
- Korean
- 계요등
- mad
- Kasèmbhu'ân
- Malay
- Pokok Daun Sekentut
- Malayalam
- ഗന്ധപ്രസാരണി
- Odia
- ପସାରୁଣୀ
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈၶိူဝ်းတူတ်းမႃ, ၶိူဝ်းတူတ်းမႃ
- Sundanese
- Kahitutan
- Thai
- ย่านพาโหม, ตดหมูตดหมา
Synonyms
- Apocynum foetidum Burm.f.
- Crawfurdia paniculata Griseb.
- Gentiana scandens Lour.
- Hondbesseion foetidum (L.) Kuntze
- Hondbesseion tomentosum (Blume) Kuntze
- Paederia amboinensis Miq.
- Paederia barbulata Miq.
- Paederia chinensis Hance
- Paederia chinensis f. microphylla Honda
- Paederia chinensis f. tenuissima Masam.
- Paederia chinensis var. angustifolia Nakai
- Paederia chinensis var. maritima Koidz.
- Paederia chinensis var. megaphylla Koidz.
- Paederia chinensis var. velutina Nakai
- Paederia corymbosa Noronha
- Paederia dunniana H.Lév.
- Paederia esquirolii H.Lév.
- Paederia foetida f. microphylla (Honda) Tsukaya, Imaichi & J.Yokoy.
- Paederia foetida var. sessiliflora (Poir.) Baker
- Paederia laxiflora Merr. ex H.L.Li
- Paederia longituba Nakai
- Paederia magnifolia Noronha
- Paederia mairei H.Lév.
- Paederia ovata Miq.
- Paederia prainii Gand.
- Paederia scaberula Miq.
- Paederia scandens (Lour.) Merr.
- Paederia scandens f. mairei (H.Lév.) Nakai
- Paederia scandens f. megaphylla (Koidz.) H.Hara
- Paederia scandens f. microphylla (Honda) H.Hara
- Paederia scandens f. rubescens Asai
- Paederia scandens f. rubrae-stellaris Konta & S.Matsumoto
- Paederia scandens var. angustifolia (Nakai) T.B.Lee
- Paederia scandens var. longituba (Nakai) H.Hara
- Paederia scandens var. mairei (H.Lév.) H.Hara
- Paederia scandens var. maritima (Koidz.) H.Hara
- Paederia scandens var. tomentosa (Blume) Hand.-Mazz.
- Paederia scandens var. velutina (Nakai) Nakai
- Paederia scandens var. villosa (Hayata) Masam.
- Paederia sessiliflora Poir.
and 9 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to October (from 1,604 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 岸本年郎, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 岸本年郎, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rosario Douglas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: yajapin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AditiB08, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sun Jiao, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Shiwen Yu, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sun Jiao, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sun Jiao, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.