Tetrastigma leucostaphylum (Dennst.) Alston ex Mabb., Vitaceae

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Present on Pacific Islands?  no

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Risk assessment results:  Evaluate, score: 2 (Go to the risk assessment)

Other Latin names:  Cissus lanceolaria Roxb.; Cissus leucostaphyla Dennst.; Tetrastigma lanceolarium Planch.

Habit:  vine

Description:  "Whole plant except the inflorescence glabrous; stems sometimes boldly tuberculate.  Leaves usually 3-foliolate, sometimes pedately 5-foliolate; common petiole 2 to 5 inches long; leaflets softly coriaceous, oblong to elliptic-oblong, tapering to each end, sometimes obovate-oblong, always shortly caudate-acuminate and the edges with remote shallow teeth; main nerves 6 to 10 pairs, spreading, slightly winged on the lower surface; length 4.5 to 6 inches, breath 1.75 to 2.75 inches, petiolules .4 to .75 inches.  Cymes axillary, puberulous, spreading, about 1.5 inches across, on peduncles shorter than themselves.  Tendrils rather short, forked.  Flowers 4-merous, the stigma 4-lobed.  Fruit globose-ovoid, as large as a cherry, white when ripe, pulpy, 1- or 2-seeded; the seeds compressed, concave on one surface, rugulose.  (King, 1896; p. 395).

Habitat/ecology:  (no habitat/ecology info known by PIER)

Propagation:  Seed

Native range:  Southern and southeastern Asia (GRIN).

Presence:

Pacific Rim
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Cambodia Cambodia	Cambodia (Kingdom of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Indonesia Indonesia	Indonesia (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)
Singapore Singapore	Singapore (Republic of)	extinct	Chong, Kwek Yan/Tan, Hugh T. W./Corlett, Richard T. (2009) (p. 86)
Thailand Thailand	Thailand (Kingdom of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Vietnam Vietnam	Vietnam (Socialist Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)

Control:  If you know of control methods for Tetrastigma leucostaphylum, please let us know.