Gymnema tingens (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Gymnema tingens (Roxb.) Spreng.
- Family: Asclepiadaceae
Synonyms
- Bidaria tingens (Roxb.) Decne.
Vernacular names
- Philippines: kalalaki-ti-dugep (Iloko).
Distribution
Nepal, India, southern China, northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Philippines.
Uses
The leaves yield a blue or greenish-blue dye.
Observations
A woody climber up to 25 m long, or a slender climbing shrub with opposite, ovate leaves. Possibly the leaves contain indican or pseudoindican, just like other members of the family, e.g. Marsdenia tinctoria R. Br. G. tingens is locally common in thickets and secondary forest.
Selected sources
12, 14, 20, 21, 34, 35, 42, 45, 49.