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Cissus discolor

Blume (1823)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

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

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Catalogus: 39 (1823)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cissus discolor Wahiawa Botanic Garden a vine climbing on shrubbery in partial shade. Preserved_Specimen leaf undersides beet red. Leaf topside dark green with patches o silvery overlay away from the major veins. Lau, J. 2312 Oahu BISH 1986-04-23
2 Cissus discolor Honolulu, 2436 Burbank Street., Mrs. J.L. Robertson's garden Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1940-04-02
3 Cissus discolor Lyon Arboretum; Manoa valley In deep shade. Preserved_Specimen Herbaceous vine climbing over plants beside trail. Lvs simple; purple with whitish blotches; no flws. Staples, G.W. 481 Oahu BISH 1989-08-17
4 Cissus discolor Kawaihau District. Cultivated plant existing in front of abandoned Alexander Nursery. 6566-C Kuamoo Rd. Cultivated. Deep shade, understory. Preserved_Specimen A herbaceous vine, it has a twining growth form and is aided by tendrils. Foliage. The leaves are alternately arranged along the stem and are dark green with mottled white markings and a serrated leaf margin. The leaf underside is dark red. The stems are dark red and angled. The branches are zig-zag in shape. Flo Lux, E. 8 Kauai BISH 2022-10-28
5 Cissus discolor Highway 11 near Hilo, South Hilo District Vine growing in alien trees in center of divided highway. Preserved_Specimen No flowers or fruit. Undersides of leaves purple. Pratt, L.W. 3334 Hawaii BISH 2003-06-17
6 Cissus discolor Captain Cook; Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Gardens Abandoned coffee plantation at one side of Garden; in yard of house. Preserved_Specimen Vine; lvs deep green above, purple below; flw yellow with red base and pedicel. Herbst, D.R. 9296 Hawaii BISH 1991-01-11
7 Cissus discolor Koloa District, Lawai Valley. Bamboo bridge, vine in monkeypod Preserved_Specimen stem maroon to pale green with maroon overlay; leaves velvety green with silvery overlay and maroon midvein, below glossy maroon; calyx reddish, petals greenish-yellow. Flynn, T.W. 5471 Kauai BISH 1993-12-03
8 Cissus discolor Waimea Arboretum A vine climbing over rocks and a fence in partial shade. Preserved_Specimen A vine-- Entire flower crimson except the inner surfaces of the perianth parts which have some orange additionally. Lau, J. 2510 Oahu BISH 1986-06-09
9 Cissus discolor Kawaihau District. Wailua Homesteads. alexander's Nursery, Kuamoo Road ( Hwy 58) Preserved_Specimen Vine. Leaves dark green with sillver above, purple below. Stem purple. Pedicel grenish-yellow; petals pale yellow; pistil and stamens yellow; recepticle red. Flynn, T.W. 1966 Kauai BISH 1986-11-21
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