img

Cyphostemma mappia

(Lam.) Galet (1967)

This name is accepted

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

img

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form:

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves:

Flowers:

Fruit:

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Images

img

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Specimens

img
img

Bibliography

Name Published In: Rech. Meth. Identif. & Classif. Vitac. 2: 523 (1967)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cyphostemma mappia Koloa, NTBG, Mascarene area, W side of Lawai Stream Preserved_Specimen 3 m x 15-20 cm tree, bark smooth gray, branches fleshy; flower pink, fruits green Lorence, D.H. 8506 Kauai BISH 2000-11-03
2 Cyphostemma mappia Waimea Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Shrub 3m tall; fruits green Miller, J.S. 7815 Oahu BISH 1992-07-28
3 Cyphostemma mappia Oahu Preserved_Specimen Shrub 2.5 m tall, partially shaded Lau, J. 2838 Oahu BISH 1986-09-09
4 Cyphostemma mappia Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden, McBryde Garden in Lawai Valley, Mascarene Islands collection on west side of Lawai Stream Preserved_Specimen Small tree 3 m tall w succulent, brittle branches and twigs, trunk 30cm diam. Near base, bark smooth gray brown. Flower buds purple-pink, petals pale pink within. Fruits subglobose-ovoid, green, c. 1 cm diam. Seed 1, brown, in sticky pulp w slight wintergreen odor. Lorence, D.H. 10425 Kauai BISH 2013-10-09
Back to Top