Elephant Creeper
Argyreia nervosa
Growing among a tangle of trees and shrubs in the riverine vegetation adjacent to the Sosiani River, Eldoret, Kenya, Africa. December 2012.
WOODY VINE: The thick stems ascend up and over trees and shrubs reaching
several meters in length..
FLOWERS: The flowers are rose-purple and are large, the limb 5 to 10cm
in diameter. The sepals are linear. The inflorescence consists of several
flowers clustered at the ends of lateral branches.
LEAVES: Very large leaves are glossy green on the top surface and more
or less woolly below. The base is cordate and the tips pointed or blunt. young
stems.
RANGE: This is an exotic plant native to India and has been planted in
many locations around the Tropics.
FRUIT: The fruits are dry capsules with typically four large seeds which
contain psychoactive compounds and should be considered toxic.
UNARMED.