Tetrastigma leucostaphylum

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Tetrastigma leucostaphylum
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Tetrastigma
Species:
T. leucostaphylum
Binomial name
Tetrastigma leucostaphylum
Synonyms[1]
  • Vitis lanceolaria Kurz ex M.A.Lawson
  • Cissus dioica Roxb. ex DC.
  • Cissus feminea Roxb.
  • Cissus foemina Steud.
  • Roxb. Dennst.
  • Hook. & Arn. ex Steud. Náves ex Fern.-Vill.
  • (King) Craib Gamble
  • Wall. Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
  • Vitis serratifolia Cissus serratifolia
  • Tetrastigma lanceolarium Vitis kunstleri
  • Vitis leucostaphyla (Rottler ex Wight) Wight & Arn.
  • Cissus lanceolaria Cissus leucostaphyla
  • Cissus mucronata Cissus pedata
  • Rottler ex Wight Planch.
  • King Dennst.
  • Cissus assimilis Tetrastigma kunstleri
  • Tetrastigma muricatum Vitis muricata

Tetrastigma leucostaphylum, the Indian chestnut vine,[2] is a flowering plant in the family Vitaceae. It is native to Sri Lanka,[3] India, Nepal and South East Asia.[1][2]

Ecology

Relationship with Rafflesia

In Sumatra, Tetrastigma leucostaphylum serves as host for the world's largest flower, the parasitic plant Rafflesia arnoldii.[4] In Rafflesia Forest Reserve in Borneo, Tetrastigma leucostaphylum hosts Rafflesia pricei.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tetrastigma leucostaphylum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Indian Chestnut Vine".
  3. "Tetrastigma leucostaphylum". Tropicos. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  4. Pranata, Syafroni; Sulistijorini; Chikmawati, Tatik (September 2019). "Ecology of Rafflesia arnoldii (Rafflesiaceae) in Pandam Gadang, West Sumatra". Journal of Tropical Life Science. 9 (3): 243–251. doi:10.11594/jtls.09.03.05. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  5. Chung, Arthur Y.C.; Chew, Steven K.F.; Majapun, Richard; Nilus, Reuben & Kugan, Frederick (July 2012). Rafflesia Forest Reserve: Conserving not only Rafflesia but also endemic, rare and interesting insects. International Biological Symposium. Serdang, Malaysia. Retrieved 6 November 2023.