How to identify Stephania wightii
Identify Stephania wightii by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Peltate (shield-shaped, stalk attaches at center).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-June.
- Confirm it sits within the Menispermaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Stephania wightii.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Stephania wightii
- Genus
- Stephania
- Family
- Menispermaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, especially in rock crevices
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Peltate (shield-shaped, stalk attaches at center)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Stephania wightii itself; the rest are typical of the Menispermaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
Typical of the Menispermaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Stephania wightii
A member of the Menispermaceae family, Stephania wightii is a climber. It grows in evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, especially in rock crevices. Flowering and fruiting run from April to June.
Menispermaceae
Moonseed Family
Stephania wightii belongs to the Menispermaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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