Tetrastigma leucostaphylum

Tetrastigma leucostaphylum or Indian Chestnut Vine is a flowering plant in the family Vitaceae that is found in Sri Lanka,[1] Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Orissa, Tamilnadu, Nepal and South East Asia. [2]

Tetrastigma leucostaphylum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Tetrastigma
Species:
T. leucostaphylum
Binomial name
Tetrastigma leucostaphylum
(Dennst.) Alston ex Mabb. 1977

Regional Names include Noltenga in Assamese, Pirantaikkoti in Tamil, Kond Draaksha in Telugu.[2]

Ecology

Relationship with Rafflesia

T. leucostaphylum serves as the host for the worlds largest flower, the Parasitic plant Rafflesia arnoldii.

References

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