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 Parsonsia alboflavescens (Dennst.) D.J. Mabberley

Synonym	:	Spirostemon spiralis Griff.
Family	:	Apocynaceae
Local name	:	English -spiral-vined silkpod Malayalam- wallia-pal-valli •
Flowering and fruiting period	:	All Seasons
Distribution in kerala	:	subtropical Asia to Northern Australia
Habitat	:	Mangrove
Uses	:	Leaves are used for treating insanity, leg swellings, disinfectant, tuberculosis, vulnerary febrifuge, rheumatism and kidney problems
Key Botanical Characters : woody lianas, up to 10 m long, hairless except for inflorescences. Branches are pale gray. Leaf-stalk is 2-4 cm. Leaves are ovate or subelliptic, , base wedge-shaped to shallowly heart-shaped, lateral veins 5-7 pairs. Flowers are borne in cymes which are carried on stalks 3-9 cm long. Sepals are 2 mm, glands broadly triangular, membranous. Flowers white or greenish, tube about 5 mm, limb 1-2 cm wide, petals about 6 mm. Anthers are about 3.5 0.6 mm, inserted at middle of corolla tube. Ovary as long as or slightly shorter than disc, glabrous. Seed-pods