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Poranopsis paniculata

(Roxb.) Roberty (1952)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Solanales Family: Convolvulaceae Genus: Poranopsis

bridal bouquet, bridal veil creeper, Christmas vine, porana, snow creeper, snow-in-the-jungle

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Climbers; indumentum grayish to dull yellow.

Stems: Stems puberulent, glabrescent.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades cordate-circular, 7.5-16.5 X 5.3-15 cm. Surfaces smooth to rugulose, abaxially silvery villous. Petioles 2.6-10.8 cm.

Flowers: Panicle crowded; bracts cordate. Pedicel 2-4 mm, elongating in fruit. Flowers (4-)5-6(-7) mm. Flowers perfect. Sepals 5, lanceolate-linear, flat or concave, equal, 1-2 mm, tomentose-villous abaxially. Fruiting calyx tan, reddish, or pale brown, loosely clasping; outer 3 sepals elliptic-oblong to narrowly ovate, 1.6-2.2(-2.4) cm X 7-9 mm, puberulent, margin free. Corolla white to cream, narrowly funnelform; limb (3-)5-7 mm in diam., 5-lobed. Stamens included, ± equal; filaments glabrous. Ovary superior, glabrous; style obsolete; stigmas subsessile.

Fruit: Fruit tan to brownish with darker lines; globose-ellipsoid; 5-6(-7) X 4-5 mm; pubescent; apiculate. Seeds dark brown; globose-ellipsoid; 4-6 X 3-5 mm; glabrous.

Ploidy: 2n = 26

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
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents


Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Candollea 14: 26 (1952)

Other References

Starr et al. 2004:21 (NEWNAT/EM, DESCR); Staples & Herbst 2005:245 (KEY), 251 (DESCR); Parker & Parsons 2012a:58 (H); Brock et al. 2023:119 (K); Faccenda, Arthur, et al. 2025:168 (O)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Poranopsis paniculata Hamakua Dist.; Honokaa, Hotel Honokaa Club In the parking area. Preserved_Specimen Vigorous climber covering a wall and extending into the overhead wires. Flws pure white; faintly fragrant at 8:30 AM. Staples, G.W. 722 Hawaii BISH 1991-01-11
2 Poranopsis paniculata Kawaihau District, on Opae Kaa Rd Unmaintained, wet, lowland yard. Basalt substrate. Associated vegetation: Hibiscus tiliaceus. Preserved_Specimen Perennial vine climbing up to 5m ht. No fruit seen. Starr, F. 202272 Kauai BISH 2002-02-27
3 Poranopsis paniculata Windward Oahu, Heeia State Park; outside parking area on makai side toward Kaneohe Climbing over a thicket of hau shrubs. Preserved_Specimen Vine whitish downy hairy on foliage, stems. Flowers tiny, pure white, faintly fragrant, in terminal panicles. Staples, G.W. 1172 Oahu BISH 1998-12-20
4 Poranopsis paniculata Honolulu, 2616 Pali Hwy on trees and a fence in partial and full sun Preserved_Specimen vine many meters long; corolla white. Flower odorless (afternoon) Lau, J. 1643 Oahu BISH 1985-11-16
5 Poranopsis paniculata Tantalus overgrowing plants in yard Preserved_Specimen DLNR staff Oahu BISH 1988-06-17
6 Poranopsis paniculata South Kona, Hwy 11 covering 3 acres; Calotropis gigantea, Alocasia, Odontonema cuspidatum, Schinus terebinthifolius, Mangifera indica Preserved_Specimen vine; white flower; heart-shaped leaves, silky pale-whte below Parker, J. 36 Hawaii BISH 2008-09-23
7 Poranopsis paniculata Kawaihau District. Kealia/Kapaa; off of Kaao Road. Growing in abandoned lot and sporadically along the edges of apasture behind residences. Covering Megathyrsus maximus and Leucaena leucocephala. Preserved_Specimen Dense climbing, herbaceous vine; leaves dull grayish-green and more dusty colored in new growth; flowers borne in erect compound inflorescences in the axils of leaves; flowers with beige calyx and small white petals, most flowers only in bud at time of collection. Brock, K. 982 Kauai BISH 2017-05-09
8 Poranopsis paniculata Koloa; Allerton Garden, Lawai Kai in lower Lawai Valley, along E side of Lawai Stream just S of Golden Bamboo grove behind rock wall climbing in Leucaena thicket Preserved_Specimen High-climbing vine reaching 7-8 m in trees. Leaves paler beneath. Corolla white, faintly sweet-fragrant (10 am) Lorence, D.H. 7737 Kauai BISH 1995-12-01
9 Poranopsis paniculata Honolulu, Makiki on house Preserved_Specimen vine; flowers white Fosberg, F.R. 27156 Oahu BISH 1946-11-04
10 Poranopsis paniculata Kealia, Kaao Street, in front of 4590 Kaao Street. Collected as part of KISC 2007 Early Detection Roadside Survey. KISC #20070531A006. Preserved_Specimen Vining up to 15 ft, up trees and a Morinda citrifolia. Lvs dark green w/ raised venation texture above and white green below. Fls white. Tangalin, N. 1340 Kauai BISH 2007-05-31
11 Poranopsis paniculata Honolulu, near Pensacola and Hassinger St large mango tree, fence and garage Preserved_Specimen large vine; highly visible white flower clusters for last three weeks Corn, C. Oahu BISH 1979-12-11
12 Poranopsis paniculata Near Pensacola and Hassinger St., Honolulu Growing over a large mango tree. Forms cover of fence and garage as well as into mango tree visible from Lunalilo Freeway. Preserved_Specimen Large vine. Visible white flower clusters for last three weeks, now past flowering. Corn, C. Oahu BISH 1979-12-11
13 Poranopsis paniculata East Maui, Makawao, Maliko Gulch, near St. Joseph's Church Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Sprawling, smothering creeper; flowers white. Looks like a white form of Mexican creeper from a distance. Starr, F. 9901054 Maui BISH 1999-01-05
14 Poranopsis paniculata lower Nuuanu Valley, in bed of Nuuanu Stream near junction of Nuuanu Ave. and Pali Hwy., just behind the Community Church of Honolulu. Growing on steep banks of stream and in the canopy of a large banyan tree (Ficus) towering above the stream Preserved_Specimen Woody liana climbing to 10 m high in tree, stems also sprawling on ground and on top of low shrubs; leaves dark green above, paler and whitish hairy underneath; inflorescences large thyrses of tiny white flowers with faint sweet fragrance; corolla funnelform, limb 5-lobed, stamens and pistil included inside corolla tube. No fruits seen Staples, G.W. 1615 Oahu BISH 2014-12-20
15 Poranopsis paniculata Honolulu garden Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. Oahu BISH 1938-01-24
16 Poranopsis paniculata Heeia State Park across fence on Kailua side of park facing fishpond Coastal Windward O'ahu. Preserved_Specimen Vine forming a mat on top of Hau. Silver white panicles very conspicuous. Lau, A. Oahu BISH 2007-01-27
17 Poranopsis paniculata Leftover parking spot, North shore Disturbed coastal shrubland, Leucaena leucocephala, panicum maximum; invaded shrubland Preserved_Specimen Liana trailing from ground into canopy; maximum at parking spot Ching-Harbin, S. 2020112901 Oahu BISH 2020-11-29
18 Poranopsis paniculata Lihue, vacant lot at 4202 Rice in trees along street Preserved_Specimen Large vine; flowers white, fragrant (11 am), apparently not setting fruit. Lorence, D.H. 6326 Kauai BISH 1988-01-29
19 Poranopsis paniculata Honolulu, grounds of Queen's Hospital Preserved_Specimen Price, J.A. Oahu BISH 1943-01-21
20 Poranopsis paniculata Kealia/Kapaa; off of Kaao Rd. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 982 Kauai HAPI 5/10/2017
21 Poranopsis paniculata Kealia/Kapaa; off of Kaao Rd. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 982 Kauai HAPI 5/9/2017
22 Poranopsis paniculata Honolulu, Queen's Hospital Preserved_Specimen vine; flowers white, fragrant Fosberg, F.R. 13307 Oahu BISH 1936-11-02
23 Poranopsis paniculata Honolulu, 43 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1946-03-27
24 Poranopsis paniculata Hamakua Dist.; Honokaa, Hotel Honokaa Club In the parking area. Preserved_Specimen Vigorous climber covering a wall and extending into the overhead wires. Flws pure white; faintly fragrant at 8:30 AM. Staples, G.W. 722 Hawaii BISH 1991-01-11
25 Poranopsis paniculata Kawaihau District, on Opae Kaa Rd Unmaintained, wet, lowland yard. Basalt substrate. Associated vegetation: Hibiscus tiliaceus. Preserved_Specimen Perennial vine climbing up to 5m ht. No fruit seen. Starr, F. 202272 Kauai BISH 2002-02-27
26 Poranopsis paniculata Windward Oahu, Heeia State Park; outside parking area on makai side toward Kaneohe Climbing over a thicket of hau shrubs. Preserved_Specimen Vine whitish downy hairy on foliage, stems. Flowers tiny, pure white, faintly fragrant, in terminal panicles. Staples, G.W. 1172 Oahu BISH 1998-12-20
27 Poranopsis paniculata Honolulu, 2616 Pali Hwy on trees and a fence in partial and full sun Preserved_Specimen vine many meters long; corolla white. Flower odorless (afternoon) Lau, J. 1643 Oahu BISH 1985-11-16
28 Poranopsis paniculata Tantalus overgrowing plants in yard Preserved_Specimen DLNR staff Oahu BISH 1988-06-17
29 Poranopsis paniculata South Kona, Hwy 11 covering 3 acres; Calotropis gigantea, Alocasia, Odontonema cuspidatum, Schinus terebinthifolius, Mangifera indica Preserved_Specimen vine; white flower; heart-shaped leaves, silky pale-whte below Parker, J. 36 Hawaii BISH 2008-09-23
30 Poranopsis paniculata Kawaihau District. Kealia/Kapaa; off of Kaao Road. Growing in abandoned lot and sporadically along the edges of apasture behind residences. Covering Megathyrsus maximus and Leucaena leucocephala. Preserved_Specimen Dense climbing, herbaceous vine; leaves dull grayish-green and more dusty colored in new growth; flowers borne in erect compound inflorescences in the axils of leaves; flowers with beige calyx and small white petals, most flowers only in bud at time of collection. Brock, K. 982 Kauai BISH 2017-05-09
31 Poranopsis paniculata Koloa; Allerton Garden, Lawai Kai in lower Lawai Valley, along E side of Lawai Stream just S of Golden Bamboo grove behind rock wall climbing in Leucaena thicket Preserved_Specimen High-climbing vine reaching 7-8 m in trees. Leaves paler beneath. Corolla white, faintly sweet-fragrant (10 am) Lorence, D.H. 7737 Kauai BISH 1995-12-01
32 Poranopsis paniculata Honolulu, Makiki on house Preserved_Specimen vine; flowers white Fosberg, F.R. 27156 Oahu BISH 1946-11-04
33 Poranopsis paniculata Kealia, Kaao Street, in front of 4590 Kaao Street. Collected as part of KISC 2007 Early Detection Roadside Survey. KISC #20070531A006. Preserved_Specimen Vining up to 15 ft, up trees and a Morinda citrifolia. Lvs dark green w/ raised venation texture above and white green below. Fls white. Tangalin, N. 1340 Kauai BISH 2007-05-31
34 Poranopsis paniculata Honolulu, near Pensacola and Hassinger St large mango tree, fence and garage Preserved_Specimen large vine; highly visible white flower clusters for last three weeks Corn, C. Oahu BISH 1979-12-11
35 Poranopsis paniculata Near Pensacola and Hassinger St., Honolulu Growing over a large mango tree. Forms cover of fence and garage as well as into mango tree visible from Lunalilo Freeway. Preserved_Specimen Large vine. Visible white flower clusters for last three weeks, now past flowering. Corn, C. Oahu BISH 1979-12-11
36 Poranopsis paniculata East Maui, Makawao, Maliko Gulch, near St. Joseph's Church Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Sprawling, smothering creeper; flowers white. Looks like a white form of Mexican creeper from a distance. Starr, F. 9901054 Maui BISH 1999-01-05
37 Poranopsis paniculata lower Nuuanu Valley, in bed of Nuuanu Stream near junction of Nuuanu Ave. and Pali Hwy., just behind the Community Church of Honolulu. Growing on steep banks of stream and in the canopy of a large banyan tree (Ficus) towering above the stream Preserved_Specimen Woody liana climbing to 10 m high in tree, stems also sprawling on ground and on top of low shrubs; leaves dark green above, paler and whitish hairy underneath; inflorescences large thyrses of tiny white flowers with faint sweet fragrance; corolla funnelform, limb 5-lobed, stamens and pistil included inside corolla tube. No fruits seen Staples, G.W. 1615 Oahu BISH 2014-12-20
38 Poranopsis paniculata Honolulu garden Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. Oahu BISH 1938-01-24
39 Poranopsis paniculata Heeia State Park across fence on Kailua side of park facing fishpond Coastal Windward O'ahu. Preserved_Specimen Vine forming a mat on top of Hau. Silver white panicles very conspicuous. Lau, A. Oahu BISH 2007-01-27
40 Poranopsis paniculata Leftover parking spot, North shore Disturbed coastal shrubland, Leucaena leucocephala, panicum maximum; invaded shrubland Preserved_Specimen Liana trailing from ground into canopy; maximum at parking spot Ching-Harbin, S. 2020112901 Oahu BISH 2020-11-29
41 Poranopsis paniculata Lihue, vacant lot at 4202 Rice in trees along street Preserved_Specimen Large vine; flowers white, fragrant (11 am), apparently not setting fruit. Lorence, D.H. 6326 Kauai BISH 1988-01-29
42 Poranopsis paniculata Honolulu, grounds of Queen's Hospital Preserved_Specimen Price, J.A. Oahu BISH 1943-01-21
43 Poranopsis paniculata Kealia/Kapaa; off of Kaao Rd. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 982 Kauai HAPI 5/10/2017
44 Poranopsis paniculata Kealia/Kapaa; off of Kaao Rd. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 982 Kauai HAPI 5/9/2017
45 Poranopsis paniculata Honolulu, Queen's Hospital Preserved_Specimen vine; flowers white, fragrant Fosberg, F.R. 13307 Oahu BISH 1936-11-02
46 Poranopsis paniculata Honolulu, 43 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1946-03-27
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