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''Hiptage benghalensis'', often simply called Hiptage, is a perennial, evergreen liana native to India, Southeast Asia and the Philippines.〔Verma, Balakrishnan & Dixit, pp 240〕 Its habitat is variable〔Bailey & Bailey, pp 1290〕 and prefers climates ranging from warm temperate to tropical. In Hawaii, where H. benghalensis is considered a weed, as it is in Australia, Mauritius and Réunion, it grows from sea level to . ''H. benghalensis'' is cultivated for its white-pink scented flowers. ==Etymology and names== The genus name, Hiptage, is derived from the Greek ''hiptamai'', which means "to fly" and refers its unique three-winged fruit known as "samara". "Benghalensis" is derived from the historic region of Bengal, where it is a native species. Taxonomic synonyms for ''H. benghalensis'' include: *''Banisteria benghalensis'' L. *''Banisteria tetraptera'' Sonnerat *''Banisteria unicapsularis'' Lam. *''Gaertnera indica'' J.F.Gmel. *''Gaertnera obtusifolia'' (DC.) Roxb. *''Gaertnera racemosa'' Vahl H. madablota Gaertn. *''Hiptage benghalensis'' (L.) Kunz ''forma longifolia'' Nied. *''Hiptage benghalensis'' (L.) Kurz ''forma cochinchinensis'' Pierre *''Hiptage benghalensis'' (L.) Kurz ''forma latifolia'' Nied. *''Hiptage benghalensis'' (L.) Kurz ''forma macroptera'' (Merr.) Nied. *''Hiptage benghalensis'' (L.) Kurz ''forma typica'' Nied. *''Hiptage javanica'' Blume *''Hiptage macroptera'' Merr. *''Hiptage madablota'' Gaertn. *''Hiptage malaiensis'' Nied. *''Hiptage obtusifolia'' DC. *''Hiptage pinnata'' Elmer *''Hiptage teysmannii'' Arènes *''Hiptage trialata'' Span. *''Molina racemosa'' Cav. *''Succowia fimbriata'' Dennst. *''Triopteris jamaicensis'' L. ''H. benghalensis'' has several vernacular names, including madhavi, vasantduti, chandravalli, madhalata, madhumalati, and madhavilata,〔 "Madhav" being a reference to Lord Krishna. It is known as madhabi lata (মাধবী লতা) or madhoi lata (মাধৈ লতা) in Assamese. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hiptage benghalensis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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