About Flagellaria indica L.
Flagellaria indica L. is a strong climbing plant native to many tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World, including India, Bangladesh, Southeast Asia, Polynesia, and Australia. It commonly grows up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall, producing thick, cane-like stems that exceed 15 mm (0.6 in) in diameter. Its hairless leaves measure 10 to 40 centimetres (4 to 16 in) long and 5 to 20 mm (0.2 to 0.8 in) wide, and end in a coiled apical tendril that acts as the climbing plant's anchoring structure. Fragrant white flowers grow in panicles that are 10 to 25 centimetres (4 to 10 in) long. The fruit of this species is an inedible globose drupe; these drupes turn red when mature, reach 5 millimetres (25⁄128 in) in diameter, and usually contain only one seed. Due to its broad distribution, the species has many local common names, including whip vine, hell tail, supplejack, false rattan, and bush cane.
