54 — Number of the plant
at the book: The Mother. The Spiritual Significance of Flowers.- 1-st Ed. / Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Pondicherry (India).- Singapore: Ho Printing, 2000.- ISBN 81-7058-609-7
Classification
► Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
► Class Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
► Subclass Asteridae
► Order Gentianales
► Family Apocynaceae - Dogbane family
Synonyms
Common names
Ouabain (English)
Mimosa (French)
Strophanthus (French)
Description
Medium to large white funnelform flower with a short corolla tube and five petal-like lobes that elongate into thin purple ribbons; borne in loose cymes. An extremely vigorous heavy climber with large leaves and large woody paired seed capsules.
