Begonia vine (Cissus discolor) - part 4

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#Dlium Begonia vine or cissus javana (Cissus discolor) is a plant species in the Vitaceae, herbaceous, semi-perennial, grows on the ground or climbs, up to 4 meters long, has two varieties, namely Cissus discolor var. mollis and Cissus discolor var. rotundifolia.

C. discolor has soft fleshy leaves and stems. Leaves have an oval or arrowhead shape, petiole up to 4 cm, heart-shaped base, pointed tip, slightly serrated edge, wavy surface, a main vein in the center with several small pinnate veins.

The leaves on the upper surface have a matte dark green color with silver decoration that fills the space between the veins, while other varieties have only green color. The bottom surface is glossy maroon.

Single stems have a square shape with corners, green or red color and are strong but flexible. The segments produce maroon leaf stalks, roots or spiral stalks as new shoots or hooks to supports for propagating along the ground or climbing trees.

Cissus discolor var. mollis has smaller adult leaves and a narrower shape ratio with a width of 9 cm and a length of 13 cm. Cissus discolor var. rotundifolia has larger mature leaves and a fatter shape ratio with a width of 14 cm and a length of 23 cm.

Flowers in panicles, whitish yellow and red, grow at the junction of the leaves along the stem and have yellow stalks. The fruit is in a panicle, ball-shaped, blackish red, has a large stalk and is red.

This species is usually under large trees as a climbing medium. It grows well in the shade with a sunlight intensity of 60-75% at an elevation of 400-1000 meters on slopes, flat surfaces in primary forests, secondary forests and abandoned lands on clay and sandy soil.

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Cissus
Species: Cissus discolor
Varieties: Cissus discolor var. mollis and Cissus discolor var. rotundifolia

Publications:

Chayamarit, K. & Balslav, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Thailand 14(4): 511-669. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.

Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.

Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.

Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.

Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.

Bengali: সাংঘার-হমাই Sanghar-hmai
Central Java: Irah-irahan
Chinese (simplified): 青紫葛
Chinese (traditional): 錦葉葡萄
Danish: Broget vin
English: Begonia Vine, Rex Begonia Vine
Filipino: Mangangaria
Finnish: Kirjokissus
Hindi: नागा वेल Naaga vel
Indonesian: Sirih keraton
Japanese: セイシカズラ
Javanese: Irah-irahan, mirah
Kannada: Sonehuli
Madura: Babet dara (Madura)
Malayalam: Aaronpuli, Nerinampuli, Njerinjampuli
Manipuri: Kongngouyen laba
Marathi: Naga vel, Teli cha vel
Mizo: Sanghar-hmai
Nepali: जोगी लहरा Jogi lahara, सानु पुरेनी Sanu pureni
Russian: Циссус разноцветный
Sanskrit: Amlavetasah
Slovak: Cisus rôznofarebný
Sunda: Beubeureuman
Thai: ดาดตะกั่วเถา
Tulu: Soneppuli

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Location: Jatipurno, Wonogiri Regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia.

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