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Tiliacora acuminata

Tiliacora acuminata
Photo: renjus box, CC BY 4.0

Tiliacora acuminata is a large woody climbing shrub or liana from the Indian Subcontinent and Indo-China, grown mainly in the wild in wet tropical forests rather than as a garden plant. It is a vigorous climber that needs support and warm, humid conditions.

Family
Menispermaceae (Menisperm family)
Grows as
Shrub, Climber
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water regularly in the growing season and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile loam or a rich potting mix.
Temperature
20–32 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China
Climate
wet tropical

About

Tiliacora acuminata is a large woody climbing shrub or liana native to the Indian Subcontinent and Indo-China. It grows in wet tropical biomes and is found in countries such as India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam, and the West Himalayas. The plant, also known as Tapering-Leaf Tiliacora, can reach heights of 5–8 meters and has ovate to lance-shaped leaves that are hairless and larger on male plants. Its inflorescences are axillary, stalked racemose cymes with small, yellow flowers, and it produces oblong-ovoid to obovoid drupes.

Other Tiliacora plants

Tiliacora australiana · Tiliacora lehmbachii · Tiliacora triandra · Tiliacora

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tiliacora acuminata 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.

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