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Ancistrocladus tectorius is a climbing, twining liana from the wet tropical forests of Southeast Asia and southern China, and it is the species that gives the family Ancistrocladaceae its only genus. It is grown mainly in its native habitat rather than as a common garden or houseplant.
Ancistrocladus tectorius is a species of flowering plant in the monogeneric family Ancistrocladaceae. It is found in China (Hainan), Cambodia, India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The Vietnamese name is trung quân lợp nhà; Chinese: 钩枝藤, gou zhi teng.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ancistrocladus tectorius 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.
