Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

ID: 2719

Genus ja: ミツバビンボウカズラ

Genus en:

# spp.: 138 (from genus_families table) | 3 (from names table)

Accepted: Accepted

Family: Vitaceae

Family ja: ブドウ

Infra familial classification: Subfamily Vitoideae: Tribe Cayratieae

Citation:

Data source	Kind of information	Note
Kew Gardens (2017) Plants of the world online (POWO). Accessed on 28 Nov 2025	Scientific name & others		Show this Data source
邑田・米倉 (2013) 維管束植物分類表	Japanese common name		Show this Data source

Distribution en: Tropical & Subtropical Asia to SW. Pacific

Description en: Genus of about 90 species of evergreen and deciduous tendril climbers found in tropical woodland from Indonesia and Malaysia to N. Australia. They are grown mainly for their alternate, mostly fully divided, sometimes lobed, palmate to pedate leaves. Tiny, 4-petalled flowers are borne in cyme-like, axillary umbels or clusters in summer, followed by grape-like black berries. In areas where temperatures fall below 15°C (59°F), grow in a warm greenhouse or as house-plants. In tropical climates, train over a wall or a tree stump.

Hardiness en: Frost tender.

Cultivation en:

Propagation en: Insert semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer. Layer in spring.

Pests en: Red spider mites may be a problem under glass.

Description ja:

Comment:

Comment ja:

Type species: Tetrastigma lanceolarium Planch. (1887) Superfluous

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