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Tetrastigma pubinerve

Merr. & Chun (1935)

This name is accepted

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

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Lianas, woody.

Stems: Branchlets terete (cylindrical), with longitudinal ridges, transversely corrugated when dry, pubescent, then glabrescent, tendrils unbranched.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves compound (pedately 5-foliolate). Alternate. Central leaflet elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, 12-25 × 4-7 cm, base broadly cuneate, margin 6-8-toothed on each side, apex acute or acuminate; lateral leaflets ovate-lanceolate or ovate-elliptic, 6-20 × 2.5-7 cm, base cuneate or subrounded, margin 4-7-t Leaflets only pubescent abaxially on veins, then glabrescent. Lateral veins 7-9 pairs, veinlets raised abaxially. Petioles 4-10.5(-15) cm; central petiolule 1-2.5 cm, petiolules of lateral leaflet complex 1-2.5 cm, lateral petiolules 0.5-2 cm, transversely corrugated when dry, sparsely pubescent, then glabrescent.

Flowers: Inflorescence umbelliform, axillary, with nodes and bracts at lower portion; peduncle 1.3-2 cm, pubescent. Pedicel (2-)3-4 mm, pubescent. Buds obovoid, 2.5-3.5 mm, apex subtruncate. Calyx shallow and saucer-shaped, papillose, teeth inconspicuous. Petals elliptic, 2-3 mm, apex corniculate, papillose. Anthers yellow, elliptic. Ovary superior, ovoid, lower part of ovary adnate to disk; style inconspicuous; stigma 4-lobed. Disk inconspicuous and annular in female flowers.

Fruit: Berries globose; 1-1.2 cm in diam.; 2(or 3)-seeded. Seeds obovoid; base sharp; apex retuse; ventral holes furrowed upward from middle to apex.

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

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

Dispersal Agents

Birds

Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sunyatsenia 2: 275 (1935)

Other References

Oppenheimer & Bartlett 2000:9 (NEWNAT/WM, DESCR); Staples & Herbst 2005:573 (DESCR); Frohlich & Lau 2012:49 (K)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokohau Valley, in North end of valley Growing on both sides of a dirt road. Naturalized and locally abundant; climbing the tallest trees; sometimes smothering and killing them. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H29910 Maui BISH 2/16/1999
2 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun w maui, lahaina district, honokohau valley, in north end of valley Growing in discrete patches on Porolithon. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. annable, c. collector number: h29910 Molokai BISH 2/16/1999
3 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun koko crater botanic garden, in the african/madagascan area PRESERVED_SPECIMEN staples, g.w. heywood, v. collector number: 581 Oahu BISH 4/8/1990
4 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun Kapaa, on Kaapuni Rd. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN D. H. Lorence 9065 Kauai HAPI 4/3/2003
5 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun Kapaa, on Kaapuni Rd. In Haole koa, Guinea grass, Justicia roadside scrub. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN OED Frohlich, D.; Lau, A. Collector Number: 2010033101 Kauai BISH 3/31/2010
6 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun w maui, honokohau valley Alien forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN annable, c.r. oppenheimer, h. collector number: 3914 Maui BISH 2/16/1999
7 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun Tantalus, Tantalus Drive, roadside, adjacent to P???????? Ohia trailhead. Alien forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN C. R. Annable 3914 Oahu HAPI 2/16/1999
8 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun puhi camp, west of kauai community college PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. hume, l. collector number: 1648 Kauai BISH 4/4/1986
9 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun koloa district. national tropical botanical garden in lawai valley; mcbryde garden, east side of lawai stream above bamboo bridge crossover road PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lorence, d.h. Kauai BISH 4/3/2003
10 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokohau Valley, in North end of valley Growing on both sides of a dirt road. Naturalized and locally abundant; climbing the tallest trees; sometimes smothering and killing them. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Annable, C. Collector Number: H29910 Maui BISH 2/16/1999
11 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun w maui, lahaina district, honokohau valley, in north end of valley Growing on both sides of a dirt road. Naturalized and locally abundant; climbing the tallest trees; sometimes smothering and killing them. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. annable, c. collector number: h29910 Maui BISH 2/16/1999
12 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun Koko Crater Botanic Garden, in the African/Madagascan area PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Staples, G. 581 Oahu BISH 4/8/1990
13 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun kapaa, on kaapuni rd. In Haole koa, Guinea grass, Justicia roadside scrub. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oed frohlich, d.; lau, a. collector number: 2010033101 Kauai BISH 3/31/2010
14 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun puhi camp, w of kauai community college. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN t. w. flynn & l. hume 1648 Kauai US 4/4/1986
15 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun Kapaa, Kaapuni Road. Roadside scrub. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Danielle Frohlich OED 2010033101 Kauai PTBG 3/31/2010
16 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun koloa district, national tropical botanical garden in lawai valley; mcbryde garden, e side of lawai stream above bamboo bridge crossover road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN d. h. lorence 9065 Oahu US 4/3/2003
17 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun W Maui, Honokohau Valley Alien forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Annable, C.R. Oppenheimer, H. Collector Number: 3914 Maui BISH 2/16/1999
18 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley; McBryde Garden, East side of Lawai stream above Bamboo Bridge Crossover road PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lorence, D.H. s.n. Kauai BISH 4/3/2003
19 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun W Maui, Honokohau Valley Alien forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Annable, C.R. 3914 Maui BISH 2/16/1999
20 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun Maui. West Maui, Honokohau Valley Alien forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN C. R. Annable 3914 NY 2/16/1999
21 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun maui. west maui, honokohau valley Alien forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN c. r. annable 3914 NY 2/16/1999
22 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun W. Maui, Honokohau. Growing near the end of an unimproved road in the Northern, lower end of Honokohau Valley. Exotic coastal forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H50069 Maui PTBG 5/30/2000
23 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun KAUAI: Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley; McBryde Garden, E side of Lawai Stream above Bamboo Bridge crossover road; secondary shrubland with Leucaena leucocephala dominant. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 9065 Kauai PTBG 4/3/2003
24 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun Koloa District, National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley; McBryde Garden, E side of Lawai Stream above Bamboo Bridge crossover road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN D. H. Lorence 9065 Kauai US 4/3/2003
25 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun Koloa District, National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley; McBryde Garden, E side of Lawai Stream above Bamboo Bridge crossover road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lorence, D. H. 9065 Kauai US 4/3/2003
26 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun Kapaa, on Kaapuni Rd. In Haole koa, Guinea grass, Justicia roadside scrub. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN OED 2010033101 Kauai BISH 3/31/2010
27 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun Puhi Camp, west of Kauai Community College PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 1648 Kauai BISH 4/4/1986
28 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokohau Valley, in North end of valley Growing on both sides of a dirt road. Naturalized and locally abundant; climbing the tallest trees; sometimes smothering and killing them. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H29910 Maui BISH 2/16/1999
29 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun w maui, lahaina district, honokohau valley, in north end of valley Growing in discrete patches on Porolithon. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. annable, c. collector number: h29910 Molokai BISH 2/16/1999
30 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun koko crater botanic garden, in the african/madagascan area PRESERVED_SPECIMEN staples, g.w. heywood, v. collector number: 581 Oahu BISH 4/8/1990
31 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun Kapaa, on Kaapuni Rd. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN D. H. Lorence 9065 Kauai HAPI 4/3/2003
32 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun Kapaa, on Kaapuni Rd. In Haole koa, Guinea grass, Justicia roadside scrub. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN OED Frohlich, D.; Lau, A. Collector Number: 2010033101 Kauai BISH 3/31/2010
33 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun w maui, honokohau valley Alien forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN annable, c.r. oppenheimer, h. collector number: 3914 Maui BISH 2/16/1999
34 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun Tantalus, Tantalus Drive, roadside, adjacent to P???????? Ohia trailhead. Alien forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN C. R. Annable 3914 Oahu HAPI 2/16/1999
35 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun puhi camp, west of kauai community college PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. hume, l. collector number: 1648 Kauai BISH 4/4/1986
36 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun koloa district. national tropical botanical garden in lawai valley; mcbryde garden, east side of lawai stream above bamboo bridge crossover road PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lorence, d.h. Kauai BISH 4/3/2003
37 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokohau Valley, in North end of valley Growing on both sides of a dirt road. Naturalized and locally abundant; climbing the tallest trees; sometimes smothering and killing them. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Annable, C. Collector Number: H29910 Maui BISH 2/16/1999
38 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun w maui, lahaina district, honokohau valley, in north end of valley Growing on both sides of a dirt road. Naturalized and locally abundant; climbing the tallest trees; sometimes smothering and killing them. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. annable, c. collector number: h29910 Maui BISH 2/16/1999
39 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun Koko Crater Botanic Garden, in the African/Madagascan area PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Staples, G. 581 Oahu BISH 4/8/1990
40 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun kapaa, on kaapuni rd. In Haole koa, Guinea grass, Justicia roadside scrub. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oed frohlich, d.; lau, a. collector number: 2010033101 Kauai BISH 3/31/2010
41 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun puhi camp, w of kauai community college. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN t. w. flynn & l. hume 1648 Kauai US 4/4/1986
42 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun Kapaa, Kaapuni Road. Roadside scrub. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Danielle Frohlich OED 2010033101 Kauai PTBG 3/31/2010
43 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun koloa district, national tropical botanical garden in lawai valley; mcbryde garden, e side of lawai stream above bamboo bridge crossover road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN d. h. lorence 9065 Oahu US 4/3/2003
44 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun W Maui, Honokohau Valley Alien forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Annable, C.R. Oppenheimer, H. Collector Number: 3914 Maui BISH 2/16/1999
45 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley; McBryde Garden, East side of Lawai stream above Bamboo Bridge Crossover road PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lorence, D.H. s.n. Kauai BISH 4/3/2003
46 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun W Maui, Honokohau Valley Alien forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Annable, C.R. 3914 Maui BISH 2/16/1999
47 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun Maui. West Maui, Honokohau Valley Alien forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN C. R. Annable 3914 NY 2/16/1999
48 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun maui. west maui, honokohau valley Alien forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN c. r. annable 3914 NY 2/16/1999
49 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun W. Maui, Honokohau. Growing near the end of an unimproved road in the Northern, lower end of Honokohau Valley. Exotic coastal forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H50069 Maui PTBG 5/30/2000
50 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun KAUAI: Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley; McBryde Garden, E side of Lawai Stream above Bamboo Bridge crossover road; secondary shrubland with Leucaena leucocephala dominant. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 9065 Kauai PTBG 4/3/2003
51 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun Koloa District, National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley; McBryde Garden, E side of Lawai Stream above Bamboo Bridge crossover road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN D. H. Lorence 9065 Kauai US 4/3/2003
52 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun Koloa District, National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley; McBryde Garden, E side of Lawai Stream above Bamboo Bridge crossover road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lorence, D. H. 9065 Kauai US 4/3/2003
53 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun Kapaa, on Kaapuni Rd. In Haole koa, Guinea grass, Justicia roadside scrub. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN OED 2010033101 Kauai BISH 3/31/2010
54 Tetrastigma pubinerve Merr. & Chun Puhi Camp, west of Kauai Community College PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 1648 Kauai BISH 4/4/1986
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