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Photo from Lyhfra Garden, Facebook.com.


Part of a large plant by Dinesh Valke, Wikimedia.org.


The flowers by Dinesh Valke, Wikimedia.org.

Author: 

Martin Vahl Henrichsen, 1794

Family:  VITACEAE
Origin: 

Andaman Islands, Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, South-Central China, Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam

Soil: 

Clay - Mix

Water: 

Medium - Maximum

Sun: 

Medium - Maximum

Thickness: 

12 Centimetres

Height: 

7 Metres

Flower: 

Green

Propagate: 

Seeds/Cuttings

Names: 

-

Synonyms: 

Vitis vitiginea var. repanda Kuntze, Revis.
Rinxostylis repanda, Raf.
Vitis repanda,
Wight & Arn.
Cissus repanda var. subferruginea, C.L.Li

This member of the Vitaceae family was given this name by Martin Vahl Henrichsen in 1794. It is found in Andaman Islands, Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, South-Central China, Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Islands, Thailand and Vietnam. It is growing in a clayish soil with quite some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to twelve centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to seven metres or more in height. The flowers are green.

The generic name is derived from the Greek word κισσος kissos, meaning 'ivy'. The species name means 'with slightly uneven, undulating margin' for the leaves.


Another little plant in culture from DuoLeafSG, Etsy.com.