Tetrastigma leucostaphylum

Tetrastigma leucostaphylum, the Indian chestnut vine,^[2] is a flowering plant in the family Vitaceae. It is native to Sri Lanka,^[3] India, Nepal and South East Asia.^[1][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.[1]
Synonyms[1]
Cissus assimilis Kurz ex M.A.Lawson Cissus dioica Roxb. ex DC. Cissus feminea Roxb. Cissus foemina Steud. Cissus lanceolaria Roxb. Cissus leucostaphyla Dennst. Cissus mucronata Hook. & Arn. ex Steud. Cissus pedata Náves ex Fern.-Vill. Cissus serratifolia Rottler ex Wight Tetrastigma kunstleri (King) Craib Tetrastigma lanceolarium Planch. Tetrastigma muricatum Gamble Vitis kunstleri King Vitis lanceolaria Wall. Vitis leucostaphyla Dennst. Vitis muricata Wall. ex Wight & Arn. Vitis serratifolia (Rottler ex Wight) Wight & Arn.

Ecology

Relationship with Rafflesia

In Sumatra, Tetrastigma leucostaphylum serves as host for the world's largest flower, the parasitic plant Rafflesia arnoldii.^[4] In Rafflesia Forest Reserve in Borneo, Tetrastigma leucostaphylum hosts Rafflesia pricei.^[5]