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    Facts about Chinese violet

    By s mMarch 4, 2018Updated:March 4, 2018No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Telosma cordata is a flowering plant species inherent to India, Burma, Indochina and South China. It is cultivated elsewhere and occurs wild as an introduced species. Commonly it is also known as Chinese violet, Pakalana vine, cowslip creeper, Tonkin jasmine and Tonkinese creeper. The plant contains clusters of golden yellow which blooms during summer months along the vining stems. Individual blooms are found over a period of weeks which emits a rich and heavy fragrance during day and night.

    Plant

    The plant is a small and perennial climber that grows to 10 meters long with yellowish green, much-branched stem which is pubescent when young that becomes pale grey and glabrescent. Leaves are found on 1.5 to 5 cm long petioles. Leaf lamina is ovate measuring 6 to 11 cm long having base deeply cordate with narrow sinus. Flowers are 15 to 30 flowered and fragrant especially at night. Bract is linear and caducous. Sepals are puberulent on the outside and oblong-lanceolate. It has greenish to yellow to pale yellow corolla. Tube measures 6 to 10 × 4 to 6 mm, with ciliate, oblong-linear lobes. Follicles are lanceolate, glabrous, measuring 6 to 12 × 2 to 3.5 cm and are obtusely 4-angled. Seeds are broadly ovate, flat, 1 × 1 cm and margin membranous bearing 3 to 4 cm long silky coma. It is reproduced by seedling or cutting.

    Leaf

    Leaves are heart-shaped which grows in pairs. Each leaf measures 4-7.5 cm wide and 6–11 cm long with underside smooth. The thickness of leaf is very small and veins could be seen clearly. The stem measures about 1.2 to 2 cm long.

    Flower

    Flowers are greenish to yellow having a strong fragrance especially in the evening. It has 1.5 cm diameter with 5 petals and 5 stamens which is affiliated to each other and to pistils. The flower blooms from March to May.

    Fruit

    The fruit is smooth, green and round having pointy ends. The inside part of the fruit contains large amount of flat seeds having white fluff which attached to the end.

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    Traditional uses

    • Medicinally oil and flowers are used for treating conjunctivitis.
    • It is used as an antidote to poison and also reduces fatigue.
    • It provides relief from backbone aches and also lowers hematuria.

    Precautions          

    • Avoid by allergic people.
    • Consult the health practitioner before treating health conditions.

    How to Eat         

    • Unopened flowers and young leaves are consumed as vegetables in China, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and Kampuchea.
    • It is cooked in soups or is stir fried with eggs and meat.
    • In Java, tuberous roots are consumed as sweetmeat.
    • The oil are used for cooking purposes.
    • Flower buds are used stir-fried or boiled in broth in Vietnamese cuisine, Southern Chinese cuisine and Northern Thai cuisine.

    References:

    https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=893805#null

    https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/60783/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telosma_cordata

    http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Telosma+cordata

    https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=TECO11

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    Facts of Chinese violet

    Chinese violet Quick Facts
    Name: Chinese violet
    Scientific Name: Telosma cordata
    Origin The plant is a native to India, Burma, Indochina and South China.
    Colors Green
    Shapes Round with pointy ends
    Name Chinese violet
    Scientific Name Telosma cordata
    Native The plant is a native to India, Burma, Indochina and South China.
    Common/English Name Chinese Violet, East Coast Creeper, Cowslip, Fragrant Telosma, Night Fragrant Flower, Primrose Creeper, Pakalana Vine, Tonkin Creeper, Tonkin Telosma, Tonkin Jasmine, Tonkinese creeper, Chinese violet, Cowslip Creeper
    Name in Other Languages Chinese: Y e-Lai-Xiang, Ye-Xiang-Hua, Yeh-Lai-Hsiang, Yeh-Hsiang-Hua, Táiwān yèlái xiāng (台湾夜来香), Yè lán xiāng (夜兰香), Yèlái xiāng (夜来香), Yè xiānghuā (夜香花);
    French: Parfum Nocturne, Pergulaire;
    Hawaiian: Miulana Ke’oke’o, Pakalana;
    India:–
    Hindi: Surkilla,
    Tamil: Cambangikkodi, kodi sambangi (கொடிச்சம்பங்கி),
    Telugu: Alapaala, Konda Male-tige, Errumalle-tige, Seethamanoharamu;
    Uttar Pradesh: Kusiyari, Kanjalate, Seetamanoharam;
    Malaysia: Bunga Siam, Melati Tonkin, Bunga Tonkin;
    Spanish: Fragancia Nocturna;
    Thai: Salit;
    Vietnamese: Hoa Thiên Lý, Thiên Lý
    Plant Growth Habit Small, perennial, climber
    Plant Size 10 meters long
    Stem Much-branched, yellowish green
    Leaves Heart-shaped, 4-7.5 cm wide, 6-11 cm long
    Flowering Season Mid-Summer
    Flower Greenish to yellow
    Fruit shape & size Round with pointy ends
    Fruit color Green
    Seed Pale-brown, flat, 5-8 mm
    Fruit Season October to December

    Chinese violet Scientific Classification

    Scientific Name: Telosma cordata

    Rank Scientific Name & (Common Name)
    Kingdom Plantae (Plants)
    Subkingdom Viridiplantae
    Infrakingdom Streptophyta  (Land plants)
    Superdivision Embryophyta
    Division Tracheophyta  (Vascular plants, tracheophytes)
    Class Magnoliopsida
    Subclass Asteridae
    Order Gentianales
    Family Apocynaceae  (Dogbane, apocyns)
    Genus Telosma Coville
    Species Telosma cordata (Burm. f.) Merr.
    Synonyms
    • Asclepias cordata Burm.f.
    • Asclepias cordata N.L.Burman
    • Asclepias odoratissima (Lour.) Roxb.
    • Asclepias pallida Roxb.
    • Cynanchum odoratissimum Lour.
    • Cynanchum odoratissimum Loureiro
    • Oxystelma ovatum P.T. Li & S.Z. Huang
    • Pergularia coromandeliana Decne.
    • Pergularia glandulosa Blanco
    • Pergularia limbata Wall.
    • Pergularia limbata Wall. ex Wight
    • Pergularia minor Andrews
    • Pergularia montana Decne.
    • Pergularia odoratissima (Lour.) Smith
    • Pergularia odoratissima (Loureiro) Roxb. ex Smith
    • Pergularia viridis Buch.-Ham.
    • Pergularia viridis Buch.-Ham. ex Wight
    • Telosma minor (Andrews) Craib
    • Telosma minor (Andrews) W.G. Craib
    • Telosma odoratissima (Lour.) Coville
    • Telosma odoratissima (Loureiro) Coville
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