Vitaceae
Tetrastigma

Tetrastigma leucostaphylum (Dennst.) Alston

First published in Taxon 26: 539 (1977)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to W. Malesia. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Choudhary, R.K., Srivastava, R.C., Das, A.K. & Lee, J. (2012). Floristic diversity assessment and vegetation analysis of Upper Siang district of eastern Himalaya in North East India. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 42: 222-246.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Kochaiphat, P. & al. (2014). A new combination and new records of Tetrastigma (Vitaceae) from Thailand. Phytotaxa 183(4): 272-278.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Mao, A.A., Sinha, B.K., Verma, D. & Sarma, N. (2016). Check-List of Flora of Meghalaya: 1-273. Meghalaya Biodiversity Board, Shillong.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Samanta, A.K. (2014). An account of the family Vitaceae in Darjeeling and Sikkim himalayas, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 38: 90-97.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Choudhary, R.K., Srivastava, R.C., Das, A.K. & Lee, J. (2012). Floristic diversity assessment and vegetation analysis of Upper Siang district of eastern Himalaya in North East India. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 42: 222-246.
  • Kochaiphat, P. & al. (2014). A new combination and new records of Tetrastigma (Vitaceae) from Thailand. Phytotaxa 183(4): 272-278.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Samanta, A.K. (2014). An account of the family Vitaceae in Darjeeling and Sikkim himalayas, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 38: 90-97.
  • Wiriadinata, H., Girmansyah, D., Hunter, J.M., Hoover, W.S. & Kartawinata, K. (2013). Floristic study of West Sumbawa, Indonesia. Reinwardtia 13: 391-404.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Majawat, G. [SAN125780] Malaysia K004494336 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [12207] Indonesia K004494335 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [12207] Indonesia K004494334 Yes
Gibot, A. [SAN89928] Malaysia K004494333 Yes
King (Dr)'s collector [8027] Malaysia Tetrastigma kunstleri K000736359 Unknown Type Material Yes
King (Dr)'s collector [s.n.] Malaysia Tetrastigma kunstleri K000736360 Unknown Type Material Yes
Srisanga, P. ; Noraengsri, M. ; Unwin, R. ; Mu, T.T. ; Sein Man, L. ; Shein, L. [097400] Burma Tetrastigma lanceolarium K001567992 Yes
Murata, J. ; Tanaka, N. ; Sugawara, T. ; Yukawa, T. ; Inagake, N. ; Maung, H. ; Shing Maung, L. ; Win, C.C. [029188] Burma Tetrastigma lanceolarium K001567993 Yes
Shein Man, L. [055225] Burma Tetrastigma lanceolarium K001567994 Yes
Srisanga, P. ; Norsaengsri, M. ; Unwin, R. ; Rodda, M. ; Schuettpelz, E. ; Mu, T.T. ; Shein Man, L. [097893] Burma Tetrastigma lanceolarium K001567995 Yes
Cooray, R.G. [70020906R] Sri Lanka Tetrastigma lanceolarium K004493673 Yes
Balakrishnan, N. [NBK430] Sri Lanka Tetrastigma lanceolarium K004493675 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [5926] Burma Tetrastigma lanceolarium K004493651 Yes
Balakrishnan, N.; Dassanayake, M.D. [NBK145] Sri Lanka Tetrastigma lanceolarium K004493672 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma Tetrastigma lanceolarium K004493652 Yes
Cramer, L.H. [4066] Sri Lanka Tetrastigma lanceolarium K004493671 Yes
Kostermans [23202] Sri Lanka Tetrastigma lanceolarium K004493679 Yes
s.coll. [269] Burma Tetrastigma lanceolarium K004493650 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M. [1039] Sri Lanka Tetrastigma lanceolarium K004493680 Yes
Cramer, L.H. [4474] Sri Lanka Tetrastigma lanceolarium K004493674 Yes
Jayasuria, M.; Cramer, L.H. [766] Sri Lanka Tetrastigma lanceolarium K004493676 Yes
Lutjeharms, W.J. [5154] Indonesia Tetrastigma lanceolarium K004494332 Yes
[Walker] [s.n.] Sri Lanka Tetrastigma lanceolarium K004493677 Yes
Thwaites [CP3597] Sri Lanka Tetrastigma lanceolarium K004493678 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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