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Phanera vahlii is a perennial creeper (liana) of the family Fabaceae native to the northern and central Indian subcontinent. It can grow as much as 15 metres (49 ft) a year toward an eventual 30 m (98 ft) long, with a stem up to 20 cm (7.9 in) thick. The leaves are two-lobed, up to 46 cm (18 in) long, and almost as wide. The stems and petioles are covered with reddish hair (trichomes).
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Botanical profile.
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Other names.
en Malu-creeper
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