Cissus hastata Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Vitales > Vitaceae > Cissus

Characteristics

A climber. It grows 2-5 m high. The stem and branches are grey and square or have wings. The young leaves are green on top and reddish underneath. They are oblong or triangular narrowing at the tip and heart shaped at the base. They have irregular teeth. The leaves are 5-11 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. The leaf stalk is 1-2.5 cm long. There are tendrils which are thread like and divide. The flower is a compound head in a flat or wavy disk. The 4 petals are 2-2.5 mm long.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 5.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in coastal tropical regions in Queensland in Australia. It grows in scrubland.
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Forest margins, usually cascading over trees, at elevations from sea-level up to 700 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leaves are used in curries to give a sour flavour.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Ague (unspecified), Boil (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Cissus hastata world distribution map, present in Australia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:67697-1
WFO ID wfo-0000606361
COL ID VKLD
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Cissus hastata Vitis sagittifolia Vitis hastata