Climbing shrubs. Leaves usually glandular at the base, stipules sometimes absent. Pedicel jointed, 2-bracteolate. Flowers zygomorphic, bracteate. One or more of the sepals with a large gland on the outside. Petals 5. Stamens 10, the anterior one much longer than the others. Ovary 3-lobed. Style l, filiform. Mericarps l-3. Seeds sub-globose.

A genus of 20-30 species, mostly S. American; also in Mauritius, Celebes, Fiji, W. Malaysia, Formosa, Indochina, Burma, Ceylon, China to W. Himalayas. Represented here by only 1 species.

Lower Taxon

• Hiptage benghalensis (Linn.) Kurz

Related Synonym(s):

• Banisteria benghalensis Linn. = Hiptage benghalensis (Linn.) Kurz
• Gaertnera racemosa Roxb. = Hiptage benghalensis (Linn.) Kurz
• Hiptage madablota Gaertn. = Hiptage benghalensis (Linn.) Kurz
• Hiptage trialata Span. = Hiptage benghalensis (Linn.) Kurz