Author: |
John Miers, 1851 |
Family: |
MENISPERMACEAE |
Origin: |
Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia,
East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam |
Soil: |
Mix - Rich |
Water: |
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
35 Centimetres |
Height: |
4 Metres |
Flower: |
Greenish - Reddish Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings? |
Names: |
Hairless Tape Vine |
Synonyms: |
Might be: Stephania rotunda, Lour. 1790.
Cocculus roxburghianus, DC. 1818.
Menispermum japonicum,
Thumb. 1784.
Menispermum roxburghii, Spreng. 1825.
Cocculus finlaysonianus, Wall. 1831.
Cissampelos glabra, Roxb. 1832.
Clypea glabra, Wight & Arn. 1845.
Stephania hexandra, Mier, 1851.
Stephania roxburghiana, Miers, 1866.
Clypea rotunda, Steud. |
This
dioecious member of the
Menispermaceae
family
was given this name by John Miers in 1851. It is found in China, India, Nepal,
Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand, growing in a well drained bur rich soil with
some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to 35 centimetres in diameter,
30 kilos, the entire plant
to four metres in height. The flowers are greenish yellowish to reddish
yellowish.
I fail to figure why
the name is not Stephania rotunda, Lour. 1790.
The genera name after Stephan
Ladislaus Endlicher, 1804-1849, an Austrian botanist who formulated
a major system of plant classification. The species name referring to
its hairless appearance. |