Stictocardia tiliifolia
(Desr.) Hallier f.
Convolvulaceae
Some authorities still recognise this species under the name Stictocardia campanulata (L.) Merr.[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
Argyreia campanulata (L.) Alston
Argyreia tiliifolia (Desr.) Wight
Convolvulus campanulatus (L.) Spreng.
Convolvulus gangeticus Roxb.
Convolvulus grandiflorus L.f.
Convolvulus melanostictus Schltdl.
Convolvulus tiliifolius Desr.
Ipomoea benghalensis Roem. & Schult.
Ipomoea campanulata L.
Ipomoea gangetica Sweet
Ipomoea grandiflora (L.f.) Lam.
Ipomoea pulchra Blume
Ipomoea tiliifolia (Desr.) Roem. & Schult.
Rivea campanulata (L.) House
Rivea tiliifolia (Desr.) Choisy
Stictocardia campanulata (L.) Merr.
Common Name: Batatilla
Flowers and leaves
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General Information
Stictocardia tiliifolia is a climbing shrub producing stems up to 5 metres long. The plant either creeps along the ground or twines into other plants for support.
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for its sap. The plant is often grown as an ornamental.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
E. Asia - China, Japan, India, through southeast Asia to Australia and the western Pacific; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua; Caribbean.
Habitat
Seashore thickets and forests at elevations below 100 metres in southern China[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Climber |
| Height | 5.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of lowland tropical areas, where it is usually found at elevations below 300 metres.
Requires a sunny position[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
]. Prefers a well-drained, sandy loam[[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
]. Prefers a pH in the range 5.5 - 6.5[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The sap has been used for coagulating the latex of Castilla elastica[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
,
469- Title
- Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 27
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institute; Washington.
- Year
- 1928
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains a Flora of the Panama Canal zone
].
Propagation
Seed -
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