Ancistrocladus tectorius

Ancistrocladus tectorius is a species of flowering plant in the monogeneric family Ancistrocladaceae.^[2][4] It is found in China (Hainan), Cambodia, India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.^[3][5] The Vietnamese name is trung quân lợp nhà; Chinese: 钩枝藤, gou zhi teng.^[6][7]

Climbing A. tectorius showing tendrils

Ancistrocladus tectorius
Flowering A. tectorius in Cát Tiên National Park (April 2018)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Ancistrocladaceae
Genus:	Ancistrocladus
Species:	A. tectorius
Binomial name
Ancistrocladus tectorius (Lour.) Merr.[1]
Synonyms[2][3]
Bembix tectoria Lour. Ancistrocladus benomensis Rischer & G.Bringmann Ancistrocladus carallioides Craib Ancistrocladus cochinchinensis Gagnep. Ancistrocladus extensus Wall. ex Planch. Ancistrocladus extensus var. pinangianus (Wall. ex Planch.) King Ancistrocladus hainanensis Hayata Ancistrocladus harmandii Gagnep. Ancistrocladus pinangianus Wall. ex Planch. Ancistrocladus stelligerus Wall. ex A.DC.

Description and uses

These are palaeotropical, climbing, twining plants or lianas, found in lowland to sub-montane, wet evergreen to seasonal tropical forests in valleys and on slopes from sea level to 1600 m. Good specimens can be found in Đồng Nai Province, where leaves are used as roofing material (implied in the Vietnamese name) and a traditional haemostatic by minority Ma people.^{[citation needed]}

A. tectorius leaves prepared for roofing