
Apocynaceae FAMILY
Dregea volubilis
Dregea volubilis
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitClimber
Growth—
Dregea volubilis is found from the subtropical to tropical regions of southern Asia, groing in both areas of high and low rainfall[1]. Requires a moist, well-drained soil in full sun[2].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Dregea+volubilis>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Evaluation of Dregea volubilis leaf extract for its potential against stress induced amnesia in experimental rats — Ch.Sandhya; K.Divya Mohana, S.Sasmitha; P.V.N.S.Mounika; G.V · 2013 · http://www.jpronline.info ↩︎
- [2]Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants — Ahmed Fayaz · Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand · 2011 · ISBN 978-1-55407-489 ↩︎A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference.
- [3]Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants — http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 ↩︎Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.
- [4]Vitamin C content of commonly eaten green leafy vegetables in fresh and under different storage conditions — Umaramani M. & Sivakanesan R. · 2015 · ISBN 2349 - 1183 ↩︎
- [5]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
- [6]Protection Against Selenite Cataract in Rat Lens by Drevogenin D, a Triterpenoid Aglycone from Dregea volubilis — P.G. Biju; V. Gayathri Devi; Y. Lija; and Annie Abraham · 2007 · ISBN DOI: 10.1089/jmf. ↩︎
- [7]Larvicidal activity of Dregea volubilis and Bombax malabaricum leaf extracts against the filarial vector Culex quinq — Emdad Hossain; Anjali Rawani; Goutam Chandra; Subhash C. Man · 2011 ↩︎
- [8]Phytochemical Investigation of Aqueous Fruit Extracts of Dregea volubilis (Linn.) Benth — Bharathamma G. & Sudarsanam G · 2015 · ISBN 2319-3824 ↩︎
- [9]Phytochemical Composition and in vitro Antimicrobial, Antioxidant Activities of Ethanolic Extract of Dregea volubili — Venkatesan Natarajan and Anton Smith Arul Gnana Dhas · 2013 · ISBN 1992-0067 ↩︎
- [10]An antioxidant and Anti bacterial activity of Dregea volubilis leaves extract — Purushoth Prabhu.T; Maheswaran.V. S. et al · 2012 · http://scholarsresearchlibrary.com/archive.html · ISBN 0975-5071 ↩︎
- [11]Useful Fiber Plants of the World — Dodge C.R. · USDA; Washington. · 1897 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ ↩︎A rather dated, but very comprehensive catalogue of fibre plants from around the world. The book can be downloaded from the Internet.