Apios carnea

Apios carnea is a vine in the Fabaceae^[1] family found in Asia in a narrow band from the Himalayas of Nepal across Bhutan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Laos, and Vietnam.^[2] Petioles are 5–8 cm long; compound leave typically have 5 leaflets.^[2] The flowers are found in long peduncled flexuous secund racemes 15–23 cm long.^[2] The reddish, flesh-colored flowers are showy and have potential as an ornamental.^[2] Pods are 10–13 cm long and contain 12 to 16 seeds.^[2]

Apios carnea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Apios
Species:	A. carnea
Binomial name
Apios carnea (Wall.) Bentham ex Baker
Synonyms[1]
Apios bodinieri H.Lév. Cyrtotropis carnea Wall. Pueraria stracheyi Baker