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easter lily vine (Beaumontia grandiflora) explore

Nepal trumpet flower is a vigorous, evergreen climbing shrub producing woody stems that can be up to 20 metres long

The source of an excellent, but underutilized fibre, the plant also has medicinal properties. It is often grown as an ornamental, being particularly valued for its large, fragrant, white, trumpet-shaped flowers which are borne in abundance

folkloric use:

The roots and leaves are used in the treatment of fractures, injury, and backache and leg pain caused by rheumatism

 

source: tropical.theferns.info

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Taken on April 29, 2016