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Tetrastigma cruciatum

Botanic Family

Vitaceae

Author

W.G. Craib & Gagnepain

Common Names

• Shi zi ya pa teng (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• S Yunnan - China
• Laos
• Kedah
• Malacca
• Perlis - Malaysia
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Shrubland
• forest
• streamside in forests
• jungle
• forest edge
• lowland forest margins. Edible fruit

Flowering Times

• Apr-Aug (China)
• Feb-Apr (Thailand)

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Nov (China)
• Nov (Thailand)

Large perennial evergreen dioecious woody tendril liana with flattened stem, simple tendrils, hemiepiphytic. Glabrous simple or trifoliolate toothed leaves, simple leaves to 112mm x 52mm, compound leaves with mid leaflet to 130mm long, lateral leaflest to 89mm x 43mm. Tomentose axillary umbels to 15mm, pubescent pistillate flowers to 5mm long, 4 glabrous petals, Fruit an edible yellow berry to 20mm diameter.

Further References

• FOC
• FS : The Plant List 2
• F Indochine
• GBS
• IFV