Cissus repanda var. repanda
An Asian woody liana with branched tendrils, tiny hairy flowers, and small ellipsoid berries (5–7 mm) that mature February–April in wet tropical semi-evergreen forests and sacred groves at 500–1000 m, bearing leaves ranging from suborbicular, cordate and wavy-margined to large (9–24 × 8–20 cm) and distributed across the Indian subcontinent, south-central China, and Indo-China.
Common Names
Da Ye Bai Fen Teng
Summary
An Asia-native woody climbing liana with forked tendrils, it has simple cordate leaves with blades 9–24 cm long and 8–20 cm wide, irregularly toothed or undulate margins; the adaxial leaf surface is sparsely pubescent when young and glabrescent later, with 5–7 basal veins and 4–5 lateral veins. Inflorescences are compound umbels, terminal or leaf-opposed, with peduncles 1.5–3.5 cm and pedicels 2–6 mm; buds 2–3 mm, petals oval 1.7–2.7 mm, and a four-lobed disk; ovary adnate to the disk with a conical style and slightly expanded stigma. Berries are 6–8 mm, 1-seeded, with slightly raised ridges on the seed; flowers Apr–May; fruiting May–Jun. Habitat: forests, shrublands and grassy areas at 500–1000 m; distribution includes Hainan, Sichuan and Yunnan (also Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand).
Cultivation and practical notes reflect a montane to subtropical origin, with a scandent growth form and forked tendrils appropriate for climbers; altitude range 500–1000 m indicates preference for mid-elevation habitats across a broad Asian distribution.
Lifecycle
Perennial
Height
10 feet
Spread
3-8 inches
Sunlight Requirements
Ideally partial shade.
Bloom Color
Ferruginous (rust-colored)
Bloom Time
Spring
Foliage Color
Reddish
Seasons of Interest
Spring and Summer
Attracts Wildlife
No data on wildlife attraction
Taxonomy
- Taxonomic Rank
- Variety
- Publication
- Unknown
Superior Taxa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Pteridobiotina
- Phylum
- Angiosperms
- Order
- Vitales
- Family
- Vitaceae
- Genus
- Cissus
- Species
- Cissus repanda
Synonyms
Vitis laeta Vitis fluminicola Vitis aquosa Vitis angulata Vitis rosea Vitis wightiana Cissus aquosa Cissus blumeana Cissus crenata Cissus gigantea Cissus indica Cissus pallida Cissus rosea Cissus vitifolia Vitis pallida Vitis acuminata Vitis wallichii Cissus acuminata Cissus repens Vitis riparia