About Tapevine
Stephania japonica, known as snake vine, is a vine often seen in sheltered areas near the sea.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Stephania japonica
- Genus
- Stephania
- Family
- MENISPERMACEAE
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen and moist deciduous forests- on waysides, on thickets, exposed slopes, fences and shola borders
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Malesia, China, Formosa, Korea, Japan, Tonga Islands
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Nepali
- बाटुले पाती Baatule Paati, बाटुलपाते Baatulapaate, पाठा Paathaa
- Bengali
- আকনাদি Akanadi, Kanadi, Chhotopard
- Malayalam
- Patakkilannu
Botanical family
Menispermaceae
Moonseed Family
Tapevine belongs to the Menispermaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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