Merrill flowers

At a glance

Origin / distribution: TW

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Poison

Science studied: ACETALDEHYDE, ETHYL-ACETATE, ETHANOL, ISOPROPANOL

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Asclepiadaceae

Scientific name: Telosma cordata

Common names: Merrill flowers, Chinese violet, Chinese-violet, Tonkin Jasmine, fragrant telosma, ขจร, ดอกขจร, イェライシャン, 夜來香 夜香花, 夜来香, 夜香花, 瓦楞子

POWO: 102157-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, TW.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Poison

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• TW

Documented cultural uses

• Poison

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Poison · Elsewhere · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ACETALDEHYDE
• ETHYL-ACETATE
• ETHANOL
• ISOPROPANOL
• ALPHA-PINENE
• BETA-PINENE
• 2,3-DEHYDRO-1,8-CINEOLE
• ACETOIN
• 2-METHYL-HEPT-2-EN-6-ONE
• N-HEXANOL
• CIS-HEX-3-EN-1-OL
• N-NONANOL
• ACETIC-ACID
• CIS-LINALOL-OXIDE (FURANOID)
• CIS-THEASPIRANE
• TRANS-THEASPIRANE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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