Yua thomsonii (Laws.) C.L.Li

Species

Angiosperms > Vitales > Vitaceae > Yua

Characteristics

Branchlets brown, terete; young branches slightly ridged; tendrils bifurcate. Leaves papery, palmately 5-foliolate; petiole 2.5-6 cm; leaflets lanceolate or obovate-lanceolate, 2.5-7 × 1.5-3 cm, abaxially usually glaucous, sometimes pubescent on veins, veinlets conspicuous but not raised, lateral veins 4-6 pairs, base cuneate, margin with 4-7 fine, sharp teeth on each side, apex acuminate or caudate-acuminate. Compound dichasium leaf-opposed. Petals (4 or)5, 3-3.5 mm. Stamens (4 or)5; filaments ca. 2.5 mm; anthers elliptic, ca. 1.5 mm. Pistil ca. 3 mm; style slender. Berry black-purple, 1-1.3 cm in diam. Seed 5-6 × ca. 4 mm, apex slightly retuse. Fl. Apr-Jun, fr. Jul-Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Yua thomsonii world distribution map, present in China, India, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:947655-1
WFO ID wfo-0001146043
COL ID 5CT3Q
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Synonyms

Cissus thomsonii Vitis thomsonii Cayratia thomsonii Yua thomsonii Parthenocissus thomsonii Psedera thomsonii Yua chinensis Cayratia thomsonii Parthenocissus henryana var. glaucescens Yua thomsonii var. glaucescens Yua thomsonii var. thomsonii