Apocynaceae

Pentatropis capensis (L.f.) Bullock

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Pentatropis

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Common names

By language (4)

Bangla: পঞ্চবৃতি লতা
Chinese: 心叶荟蔓藤
Malayalam: വട്ടുവള്ളി
Tamil: உப்பிலாங்கொடி, உப்பிலா கொடி

Synonyms

Asclepias microphylla Roth ex Schult.
Colostephanus capensis (L.f.) Harv.
Cosmostigma cordatum (Poir.) M.R.Almeida
Cynanchum acuminatum Thunb.
Cynanchum capense L.f.
Cynoctonum capense (L.f.) E.Mey.
Hemidesmus cordatus (Poir.) Schult.
Pentatropis microphylla (Roth ex Schult.) Wight & Arn.
Periploca cordata Poir.
Vincetoxicum capense (L.f.) Kuntze

Photos

Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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). About our plant data.