Tetrastigma pisicarpum (Zipp. ex Miq.) Planch.

Vitaceae

Planchon, J.E. (1883) Monogr. Phan. 5 : 441.

Vine stem diameters to 6 cm recorded.

Compound leaves pedate or biternate. Leaflet blades about 5.5-13 x 2.5-6 cm, lateral leaflet stalks about 0.5-2 cm long, terminal leaflet stalks about 3-6.5 cm long. 'Oil dots' numerous, streaky and irregular in shape, visible with a lens.

Male flowers: Inflorescence more than 6 cm long. Female flowers: Ovary 2-locular. Ovules 2 per locule.

Fruits about 8-9 x 6-7 mm. Seeds about 5-6 x 6-7 mm. Fide Jackes (1989).

Features not available.

Occurs in CYP. Altitudinal range from near sea level to 100 m. Grows in monsoon forest or the drier more seasonal rain forest. Also occurs in New Guinea and other parts of Malesia.

Vitis pisicarpa Zipp. ex Miq., Ann. Mus. Lugd. bat. 1: 79(1863), Type: New Guinea, Zippelius; iso: L. Fide Jackes (1989) Austrobaileya 3: 157.