I bought this plant yesterday from the Plant market in Pattaya.

It was very expensive but it is beautiful. The man told me it was 70 years old and is known as Borapet Pung Chang. Something like Elephants stomach. I can find it on a Thai site but its all in Thai. I need to know the correct name so I can find out what it needs to thrive. Any help I will be very grateful.

This is a member of the family Menispermaceae, the genus is certainly Stephania, the species may be tuberosa. At least S.tuberosa ist very similar, but there exist more than 60 Stephania species and some of them may be very similar, I don't know... The English name is unknown to me...

Erwin

Please excuse my ignorance but,

where is the plant market in Pattaya ?.

Cheers......

Please excuse my ignorance but,

where is the plant market in Pattaya ?.

Cheers......

The plant market is on Fri to Sunday right next door to MacDonalds on Sukhumvit near Bangkok Pattaya Hospital

This is a member of the family Menispermaceae, the genus is certainly Stephania, the species may be tuberosa. At least S.tuberosa ist very similar, but there exist more than 60 Stephania species and some of them may be very similar, I don't know... The English name is unknown to me...

Erwin

Many thanks. I have found info on the web but I still dont know how to best look after this plant. Feeding, pruning, watering etc. Any ideas?????

Please excuse my ignorance but,

where is the plant market in Pattaya ?.

Cheers......

The plant market is on Fri to Sunday right next door to MacDonalds on Sukhumvit near Bangkok Pattaya Hospital

sgunn65,thankyou for that piece of information,it is much appreciated.

The only Boraphet I am familiar with is Tinaspora Crispa

Tinnaspora Crispa

Boraphet

The only page that seems to have growing details

Cultivation Tinaspora

The Thai name is บอระเพ็ดพุงช้าง and the English name seems to be Stephania venosa (Blume) Spreng.

It's used in herbal medicines.

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stephania_venosa_%28Blume%29_Spreng.jpg