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Frangipani Vine   
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Frangipani Vine
N Native Vine
Photo: Thingnam Girija
Common name: Frangipani Vine, Wood vine • Hindi: Garbhedaro • Tamil: Perumkurumpa • Malayalam: Perunlurumpa • Telugu: Chaga • Kannada: Manjinaru • Sanskrit: Murva, Morata
Botanical name: Chonemorpha fragrans    Family: Apocynaceae (Oleander family)

Frangipani Vine is a stunning climbing plant, flowering profusely from May - July. The flowers deceptively resemble the Frangipani. It is one of the powerful climbers of the Indian and Malayan forests, climbing to the tops of the tallest trees. Flowers are pure white with a yellow center, and have a delicious rich fragrance. Even without the leaves, the vine is eye-catching with large shiny leaves with prominent veins. It is found in dense mountain forests, often clinging to trees. Flowering May-July.
Photographed in Imphal, Manipur.