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Tetrastigma papillosum

Botanic Family

Vitaceae

Author

(Blume) Planchon

Common Names

• Gumi Besa Besa (Moluccas)

Geographical Habitats

• Borneo
• Java
• Maluku
• Sulawesi
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Johore
• Pahang
• Sabah
• Selangor - Malaysia
• Myanmar
• New Guinea
• Thailand

Natural Habitats

• Montane woodland
• forest margins
• hill forest

Flowering Times

• Jun
• Sep
• Oct

Fruiting Times

• Mar
• Jun
• Nov

Dioecious liana with corky stems to 18mm diameter, coriaceus glabrous crenate 3-foliolate leaves, terinal leaflet to 97mm x 48mm, lateral leaflets to 89mm x 36mm, green fruit turning red to purple-black to 6mm x 7mm diameter, axillary umbels or corymbose cymes of pale greenish fragrant yellow-grey pubescent flowers to 2mm long, pistillate flowers to 2mm long

Further References

• net
• Mobot
• JPS
• Elmer
• USNH
• GBS