(Thunb.) Miers, Menispermaceae |
Present on Pacific Islands? yes
Primarily a threat at high elevations? no
Common name(s): [more details]
Chinese: qian jin teng |
Habit: vine
Description: "Vines, glabrous or pubescent. Root woody, not tuberous, brownish yellow. Stems slender, slightly woody when old, sometimes prostrate and rooting at nodes. Petiole 3-12 cm; leaf blade conspicuously peltate, usually triangular-rotund or broadly triangular-ovate to rotund, 5-12 (-15) cm, as wide as or slightly wider than long, papery to thinly leathery, abaxially glabrous or hirsute, often glaucous, adaxially glossy, base usually broadly rounded, apex with a finely mucronate acumen, palmately 8-11-veined, raised abaxially, reticulation slightly raised, conspicuous. Inflorescences compound umbelliform cymes, usually axillary, rarely 2 or few on short axillary branches; peduncle to 6 cm; rays often very short, umbellet very condensed, headlike; axes glabrous or pubescent; pedicels almost absent. Male flowers: sepals 6 or 8 in 2 whorls, membranous, yellowish green, oblanceolate or obovate-elliptic to spatulate or narrowly elliptic, 1-1.5 mm, glabrous or pubescent; petals 3 or 4, slightly fleshy, yellow, broadly obovate to rotund, 0.5-1 mm, glabrous, rarely apex slightly concave; synandrium 0.5-1 mm, exserted or not, anthers 6. Female flowers: sepals 3 or 4, shape and size as in male or smaller; petals 3 or 4, shape and size as in male or slightly smaller; carpel ovoid, stigma lacerate. Infructescences with hard and slightly curved umbellet pedicels. Drupes red, obovate to subglobose, 6-8 mm; endocarp 5-6 mm, abaxially ornamented with 10 or slightly more rows of transvers ridges; condyle perforate or not" (Flora of China 7, 2008; p. 19).
var. timoriensis (Candolle) Forman: "Stems glabrous. Petiole usually shorter than or subequal to leaf blade; leaf blade abaxially glabrous except sometimes near petiole. Peduncle 1.5-6 cm; inflorescence axes pubescent. Male flowers: sepals spatulate-oblong to narrowly elliptic, glabrous. Drupes obovoid, 6-7 mm; condyle perforate" (Flora of China 7, 2008; p. 19).
Habitat/ecology: "Village margins, shrublands, open forests, forest margins, limestone mountains" (Flora of China 7, 2008; p. 19). In Hawaii, "the species has spread well beyond the original planting at Waimea Botanical Garden and is reportedly established beyond the garden's ability to control, given current resources" (Frohlich & Lau, 2007; p. 12).
Propagation: Seed
Native range: Eastern and southeastern Asia, Australia (GRIN). Var. timorensis indigenous to some Pacific islands (Smith, 1981; p. 149).
Presence:
Pacific | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
American Samoa
American Samoa Islands |
American Samoa Islands |
native
|
Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 149)
var. timoriensis (Candolle) Forman as Stephania forsteri (DC.) A. Gray. |
Australia (Pacific offshore islands)
Lord Howe Island |
Lord Howe Island |
native
|
Australian Biological Resources Study (2013) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Fatu Hiva Island |
native
|
Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2013)
var. timoriensis (DC.) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Fatu Hiva Island |
native
|
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
var. timoriensis (A.P. de Candolle) J. Florence. Vouchers cited: B.G. Decker 2455 (PAP), J. Florence, D.H. Lorence & W.L. Wagner 9499 (PAP) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Hiva Oa Island |
native
|
Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2013)
var. timoriensis (DC.) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Hiva Oa Island |
native
|
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Nuku Hiva (Nukahiva) Island |
native
|
Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2013)
var. timoriensis (DC.) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Nuku Hiva (Nukahiva) Island |
native
|
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Voucher cited: J. Florence 8408 (PAP) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Nuku Hiva (Nukahiva) Island |
National Tropical Botanical Garden (U.S.A. Hawaii. Kalaheo.) (2002) (voucher ID: PTBG 41664)
Taxon name on voucher: Stephania japonica (Thunb.) Miers var. timoriensis (DC.) Forman |
|
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Tahuata (Tuhuata) Island |
native
|
Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2013)
var. timoriensis (DC.) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Tahuata (Tuhuata) Island |
native
|
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Ua Huka (Huahuna, Uahuka) Island |
native
|
Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2013)
var. timoriensis (DC.) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Ua Huka (Huahuna, Uahuka) Island |
native
|
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
var. timoriensis (A.P. de Candolle) J. Florence. Voucher cited: B.G. Decker 1980 (PAP) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Ua Pou (Huapu, Uapou, Uapu) Island |
native
|
Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2013)
var. timoriensis (DC.) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Ua Pou (Huapu, Uapou, Uapu) Island |
native
|
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013) |
French Polynesia
Society Islands |
Raiatea (Havai) Island |
native
|
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013) |
French Polynesia
Society Islands |
Tahaa Island |
native
|
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013) |
French Polynesia
Society Islands |
Tahiti Island |
native
|
Australian Biological Resources Study (2013) |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Oahu Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Frohlich, Danielle/Lau, Alex (2007) (p. 12)
Voucher cited: D. Frohlich & A. Lau s.n. (BISH 725945) |
New Caledonia
New Caledonia |
New Caledonia Islands |
native
|
Australian Biological Resources Study (2013) |
New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea)
New Guinea Island |
New Guinea Island |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Philippines
Philippine Islands |
Philippine Islands |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Philippines
Philippine Islands |
Philippine Islands |
Merrill, Elmer D. (1923) (pp. 149-150)
In thickets and forests at low and medium altitudes. |
|
Samoa
Western Samoa Islands |
Western Samoa Islands |
native
|
Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 149)
var. timoriensis (Candolle) Forman as Stephania forsteri (DC.) A. Gray. |
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands |
Solomon Islands |
native
|
Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 149)
var. timoriensis (Candolle) Forman as Stephania forsteri (DC.) A. Gray. |
Tonga
Haapai Group |
Haapai Islands |
native
|
Whistler, W. A. (1992) (p. 45)
var. timoriensis (Candolle) Forman as Stephania forsteri (DC.) A. Gray. Vouchers cited: Yuncker 15823, Buelow 336 |
Tonga
Tonga Islands |
Tonga Islands |
native
|
Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 149)
var. timoriensis (Candolle) Forman as Stephania forsteri (DC.) A. Gray. |
Tonga
Tongatapu Group |
Eua Island |
native
|
Whistler, W. A. (1992) (p. 45)
var. timoriensis (Candolle) Forman as Stephania forsteri (DC.) A. Gray. Vouchers cited: Parks 16012, Parks 16278, Parks 16363, Parks 16387, Yuncker 15544, Soakai 342, Sykes 100, Whistler 5012, Whistler 5971, Whistler 6514 |
Tonga
Tongatapu Group |
Tongatapu Island |
native
|
Whistler, W. A. (1992) (p. 45)
var. timoriensis (Candolle) Forman as Stephania forsteri (DC.) A. Gray. Vouchers cited: USEE s.n., Buelow 55, Whistler 6671 |
Tonga
Vavau Group |
Vavau Island |
native
|
Whistler, W. A. (1992) (p. 45)
var. timoriensis (Candolle) Forman as Stephania forsteri (DC.) A. Gray. Vouchers cited: Harvey s.n., Crosby s.n., Yuncker 16115, Hotta 5057, Buelow 850, Buelow 929 |
Vanuatu
New Hebrides Islands |
Vanuatu (Republic of) |
native
|
Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 149)
var. timoriensis (Candolle) Forman as Stephania forsteri (DC.) A. Gray. |
Pacific Rim | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
Australia
Australia (continental) |
New South Wales |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Australia
Australia (continental) |
Northern Territory |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Australia
Australia (continental) |
Queensland |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
China
China |
China (People's Republic of) |
native
|
Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013)
"Village margins, shrublands, open forests, forest margins, limestone mountains". |
Indonesia
Indonesia |
Indonesia (Republic of) |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Japan
Japan |
Japan |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
North Korea
North Korea |
North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of) |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
South Korea
South Korea |
South Korea (Republic of) |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Malaysia
Malaysia |
Malaysia (country of) |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Taiwan
Taiwan Island |
Taiwan Island |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Thailand
Thailand |
Thailand (Kingdom of) |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Comments: While this species is native to parts of Melanesia and Polynesia, it is invasive in Hawaii and should not be introduced to islands where it is not naturally present.
Control: If you know of control methods for Stephania japonica, please let us know.