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Tetrastigma pisicarpum (Zipp. ex Miq.) Planch.
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Vine stem bark and vine stem transverse section. © CSIRO
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Family
Planchon, J.E. (1883) Monogr. Phan. 5 : 441.
Stem
Vine stem diameters to 6 cm recorded.
Leaves
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.
Flowers
Male flowers: Inflorescence more than 6 cm long. Female flowers: Ovary 2-locular. Ovules 2 per locule.
Fruit
Fruits about 8-9 x 6-7 mm. Seeds about 5-6 x 6-7 mm. Fide Jackes (1989).
Seedlings
Features not available.
Distribution and Ecology
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.
Synonyms
Vitis pisicarpa Zipp. ex Miq., Ann. Mus. Lugd. bat. 1: 79(1863), Type: New Guinea, Zippelius; iso: L. Fide Jackes (1989) Austrobaileya 3: 157.
RFK Code
2187
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