| Family Name | Combretaceae |
| Scientific name | Quisqualis indica |
| Common name | Rangoon Creeper |
| Growth habit | Growing on plain thickets or roadsides. Distributed in Fujian, Taiwan, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Hunan, Si chuan, Yunnan, Guangdong etc. |
| Leaf | The leaves are elliptical with an acuminate tip and a rounded base. They grow from 7 to 15 centimeters and their arrangement is opposite. |
| Flower | The flowers are fragrant and tubular and their color varies from white to pink to red. |
| Fruit | The 30 to 35 mm long fruit is ellipsoidal and has five prominent wings. The fruit tastes like almonds when mature. |
| More to learn | NA |
| Properties | Sweet, warm, non-toxic. Destroying parasites, dispersing accumulations and invigorating spleen |
| Treats | Enterozoic abdominalgia, retarded growth in infants due to malnutrition, retention of food, abdominal distention, dysentery. Oral administration: decocting, 5-15g or made as pills or powders |
| Reference | Hong Kong Baptist University Library |