PRACTICAL 3

IDENTIFICATION OF CLIMBERS

Climbers are groups of plants, which have weak stems and an ability to climb up the support
with help of modified organs. Modified organs include Thorns, Tendrils, Roots and Rootlets.

Sl. No. Common name Botanical name Family Flower color

1. Garlic climber or Adenocalymma Bignoniaceae Purple

Lassen bel alliaceum
2. Coral Vine or Moti Vel Antigonon Polygonaceae Pink or White
leptopus
3. Duck flower Aristolochia Aristolochiaceae Purple brown
elegans
4. Jhumka bel or Quisqualis indica Combretaceae White pink to
Rangoon creeper red
5. Butterfly pea or Blue Clitoria ternatea Fabaceae White and Blue
pea
6. Clerodendrum Clerodendrum Verbenaceae Scarlet red
splendens