Phanera vahlii seed

LATIN NAME: PHANERA VAHLII

COMMON NAME: Maloo Creeper

In the lowland forests of the Indian subcontinent, the maloo creeper grows as a massive, woody climber with the great, rounded, deeply cleft, two-lobed leaves and the large, loose clusters of cream-white flowers, the long, flat, brown pods following and hanging from the old stems. It climbs high into the forest canopy, and it stands the heat, the humidity and the deep, rich soils well. Full sun suits it best, with deep, fertile ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The maloo creeper appears in the studies of the great lianas of the tropical forests, its two-lobed leaves and its long pods keeping it in view in the work on the canopy climbers and the traditional fibre and timber plants of the Indian lowlands. The research looks at the way the cleft leaves spread across the canopy, the flat pods ripen and twist, and the seed biology of the hard, flat seeds.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the tropical garden, the maloo creeper makes the bold, leafy climber that scales the tall trees and the strong pergolas, throwing the great cleft leaves across the sun. The long pods hang from the old stems, and the plant makes the fine canopy climber, the shade vine and the conversation plant of the warm garden. It is a plant for the warm, humid, sheltered and rich place.

To grow the Maloo Creeper from seed, soak the seeds in hot water overnight, then sow them in pots of sandy soil.

Soak the seeds in hot water overnight, then sow them in pots of sandy soil, and keep the young vines in the hot, sheltered spot. The cleft leaves spread with the warm season.

LATIN NAME: Phanera vahlii

COMMON NAME: Maloo Creeper, Vahls Bauhinia

The maloo creeper is one of the most remarkable of the climbing plants of the eastern forests, and its enormous, two-lobed leaves and its great, woody, climbing stems have made it a plant of wonder in the forests of the Indian subcontinent. The herb steadily grows into a rounded crown, with a mature height of 5-10 metres. In the warm season it bears the clusters of the yellowish or greenish, orchid-like flowers, followed by the flat, brown pods of the hard, flat seeds, while it is a plant of wonder of the eastern forests.

The maloo creeper belongs to the legume family, Fabaceae, and it is a perennial creeper, a liana, native to the northern and the central Indian subcontinent. It can grow as much as fifteen metres a year toward an eventual thirty metres long, with a stem up to twenty centimetres thick, and its leaves are two-lobed, up to forty-six centimetres long and almost as wide, while it is prized for its remarkable growth and its enormous leaves.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The maloo creeper has a genuine and distinguished place in both ecological and botanical research. It has been studied in the ecology, since it is one of the most remarkable of the climbing plants of the eastern forests, with its enormous, two-lobed leaves and its great, woody, climbing stems, and researchers have examined its growth, its climbing habit and its role in the forest, while the remarkable growth of the creeper, of up to fifteen metres a year, has drawn attention in the international botanical and natural-history press as a plant of wonder of the eastern forests. The plant has also been studied in the botany, since it is a member of the legume family and a distinctive member of the genus, and researchers have examined its classification and its relationships, while the study of the bauhinias and their many species has been of continuing interest, and the place of the creeper in the family has been examined. The species has also been studied in the ethnobotany and the chemistry of the natural products, since the creeper has a history of the traditional uses in the region, and researchers have examined the traditional uses and the compounds of the plant, while the ethnobotany of the region has been examined. For a plant of such wonder, the maloo creeper has a rich and distinguished record of research.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

Ecologically, the maloo creeper is a remarkable plant of the eastern forests. Its enormous, two-lobed leaves give shelter and shade to the forest floor, and its orchid-like flowers feed the bees and the insects, while its great, woody stems climb high over the forest trees of the Indian subcontinent.

Its economic value is real and cultural. The creeper is of traditional use in the region, and its remarkable growth has drawn attention in the international botanical and natural-history press as a plant of wonder of the eastern forests, while its enormous leaves have also been used in the traditional craft of the region. For a grower, the maloo creeper is a plant of wonder, and for a gardener in a warm, frost-free region it brings enormous, two-lobed leaves and a remarkable climbing habit. The seeds have a hard coat and take well to a simple, well-known step — pour hot water over them and leave them to soak for a day, then sow them in moist, free-draining compost in a warm, sunny spot, and theyll be on their way within a couple of weeks, growing on into a remarkable, large-leaved climber.

Phanera vahlii Bauhinia vahlii