The open plant encyclopedia
Snap a photo or search by any name to see how to care for it, where it comes from, whether it's safe, and a 3D model you can turn.
The plants people record most in your country, and ones that grow there wild.
Filter by what you want to do, shape, origin, country, care and safety.
Afgekia mahidoliae
Afgekia mahidoliae is a woody climbing vine in the pea and bean family, native to western Thailand (Kanchanaburi province). It is grown mainly as an ornamental climber and is the symbolic plant of Mahidol University.
Afgekia mahidoliae, known as Kan Phai Mahidol (กันภัยมหิดล), is a type of vine in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Kanchanaburi province, Thailand. Its leaves are compound with 4–6 pairs of leaflets. The stem has several petiolules. The dorsal side of the leaf has brown colored hairs. The flower is an erect panicle with white and purple color. The pod is flat, short and round. Its scientific name is in honor of Srinagarindra.
This vine was first scientifically described in Thailand by Kasem Chandraprasong, then Assistant Professor Jirayupin (Chirmsiriwattana) Chadraprasong and B. L. Burtt published its description and name and called it "kan phai Mahidol".
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Afgekia mahidoliae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
