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Cissus nodosa

Blume (1823)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Vitales Family: Vitaceae Genus: Cissus

grape ivy, javanese treebine

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Large lianas.

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades oblong–ovate, 6–18 cm long, 2.5–7 cm wide. Apex acuminate. Base cuneate, truncate, or rounded. Surfaces glabrous. Margins dentate, with leaf–opposed tendrils; margins with opposed teeth. Palmately veined. Petiolate. Stipules present.

Flowers: Flowers in reddish-purple umbellate cymes. Flowers bisexual (perfect). Calyx indistinctly 4-lobed subtruncate. Corolla of 4 distinct petals, apex hooded, reddish violet, green toward apex, ca. 4 mm long. Stamens 4, opposite the petals; filaments distinct, slender; anthers dithecal, introrse, opening by longitudinal slits. Ovary superior, 2-carpellate, 2-celled, sometimes incompletely so; ovules 2 per cell; style 1; stigma small.

Fruit: Berries globose or obovoid; dark red; 2–2.5 cm in diameter. Seeds 1(2).

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Birds

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Catalogus: 39 (1823)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1342 (K, O, H); Staples & Herbst 2005:571 (KEY), 572 (DESCR); Uehara s.n. BISH 72341 (O†, 1955)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cissus nodosa Blume hilo, vacant lot near hilo bay. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN d. r. herbst & s. ishikawa 5611 MNHN 12/17/1975
2 Cissus nodosa Blume Honolulu, Makiki Valley, Makiki Nursery (Bd.Agr. & For.) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Uehara, S. s.n. Oahu BISH 9/22/1955
3 Cissus nodosa Blume grounds of the national guard armary, kapaa Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. collector number: 9770 Kauai BISH 5/30/1996
4 Cissus nodosa Blume dr. lyon's garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN caum, e.l. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 11/12/1931
5 Cissus nodosa Blume lihue, hwy 50 between hala lane and hoomana road. vine in trees along roadside PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. lorence, d.h.; meilleur, b.; wagner, w.l. collector number: 2888 Oahu BISH 4/1/1988
6 Cissus nodosa Blume - PRESERVED_SPECIMEN D. H. Lorence & G. Kawakami 7826 Kauai HAPI 11/19/1996
7 Cissus nodosa Blume honolulu, makiki valley, makiki nursery (board of agriculture & forestry) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN uehara, s. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 9/22/1955
8 Cissus nodosa Blume Lihue, Hwy 50 between Hala Lane and Hoomana Road. Vine in trees along roadside PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 2888 Kauai BISH 4/1/1988
9 Cissus nodosa Blume honolulu, waikiki (per mr. giffard) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN caum, e.l. collector number: 94 Oahu BISH 11/4/1927
10 Cissus nodosa Blume kapoho quad. ahupuaa kahuwai. puna district also known s Vine climbing over medium-size trees near ocean, at "Old Hawaiian Canoe Sheds." Also known as "Orris Beach." One private home nearby. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN pyle, l. collector number: s.n. Hawaii BISH 11/11/1986
11 Cissus nodosa Blume lihue PRESERVED_SPECIMEN n. tangalin 1598 NY 10/2/2007
12 Cissus nodosa Blume Honolulu, Palolo, Waiomao Road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN W. M. Bush 15 Oahu PTBG 5/15/1974
13 Cissus nodosa Blume Lihue, off of Kaumuali'i Hwy to SE, just before Hala Road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Natalia Tangalin 1598 Kauai PTBG 10/2/2007
14 Cissus nodosa Blume Along Pua Loke Street, near the junction with Kmualii Street. Ruderal vegetation and planted trees. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 7826 Kauai PTBG 11/19/1996
15 Cissus nodosa Blume KAUAI: Koloa District, Kalaheo. Near end of Puuwai Road below Medeiros chicken farm. Naturalized plants. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 1944 Kauai PTBG 11/17/1986
16 Cissus nodosa Blume koloa district. kalaheo. near end of puuwai road below meideros chicken farm common vine in trees. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. hume, l. collector number: 1944 Kauai BISH 11/17/1986
17 Cissus nodosa Blume KAUAI: Lihue, Hwy 50 between Hala Lane and Hoomana Road. In trees along roadside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 2888 Kauai PTBG 4/1/1988
18 Cissus nodosa Blume Hilo, vacant lot near Hilo Bay. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D. R.; Ishikawa, S. 5611 Hawaii US 12/17/1975
19 Cissus nodosa Blume lihue district, along pua loke street, near the junction with kmauli`i street PRESERVED_SPECIMEN d. h. lorence & g. kawakami 7826 Kauai US 11/19/1996
20 Cissus nodosa Blume Lihue District, along Pua Loke Street, near the junction with Kmauli`i Street PRESERVED_SPECIMEN D. H. Lorence & G. Kawakami 7826 Kauai US 11/19/1996
21 Cissus nodosa Blume Lihue District, along Pua Loke Street, near the junction with Kmauli`i Street PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lorence, D. H.; Kawakami, G. 7826 Kauai US 11/19/1996
22 Cissus nodosa Blume Honolulu, Kamehameha Schools PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Mitchell, D.D. s.n. Oahu BISH 12/20/1954
23 Cissus nodosa Blume honolulu, kamehameha schools PRESERVED_SPECIMEN mitchell, d.d. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 12/20/1954
24 Cissus nodosa Blume honolulu, makiki valley, makiki nursery (bd.agr. & for.) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN uehara, s. collector number: s.n. Maui BISH 9/22/1955
25 Cissus nodosa Blume Grounds of the National Guard Armary, Kapaa Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 9770 Kauai BISH 5/30/1996
26 Cissus nodosa Blume Oahu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN McGuire, T. s.n. Oahu BISH 10/18/1945
27 Cissus nodosa Blume oahu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN mcguire, t. collector number: s.n. Hawaii BISH 10/18/1945
28 Cissus nodosa Blume Dr. Lyon's Garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Caum, E.L. s.n. Oahu BISH 11/12/1931
29 Cissus nodosa Blume Kapoho Quad. Ahupuaa Kahuwai. Puna District Also known s Vine climbing over medium-size trees near ocean, at "Old Hawaiian Canoe Sheds." Also known as "Orris Beach." One private home nearby. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Pyle, L. s.n. Hawaii BISH 11/11/1986
30 Cissus nodosa Blume hilo weed of vacant lot near Hilo Bay. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. ishikawa, s. collector number: 5611 Hawaii BISH 12/17/1975
31 Cissus nodosa Blume Hilo weed of vacant lot near Hilo Bay. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 5611 Hawaii BISH 12/17/1975
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