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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.
Synonyms
	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. ;

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]

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Tetrastigma leucostaphylum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Indian Chestnut Vine".
^ "Tetrastigma leucostaphylum". Tropicos. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
^ Pranata, Syafroni; Sulistijorini; Chikmawati, Tatik (September 2019). "Ecology of Rafflesia arnoldii (Rafflesiaceae) in Pandam Gadang, West Sumatra". Journal of Tropical Life Science. 9 (3): 243–251. doi:10.11594/jtls.09.03.05. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
^ Chung, Arthur Y.C.; Chew, Steven K.F.; Majapun, Richard; Nilus, Reuben & Kugan, Frederick (July 2012). Rafflesia Forest Reserve: Conserving not only Rafflesia but also endemic, rare and interesting insects. International Biological Symposium. Serdang, Malaysia. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

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[POWO-1] "Tetrastigma leucostaphylum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 September 2021.

[Tetrastigma_leucostaphylum-2] "Indian Chestnut Vine".

[tropicos-3] "Tetrastigma leucostaphylum". Tropicos. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

[Pranata2019-4] Pranata, Syafroni; Sulistijorini; Chikmawati, Tatik (September 2019). "Ecology of Rafflesia arnoldii (Rafflesiaceae) in Pandam Gadang, West Sumatra". Journal of Tropical Life Science. 9 (3): 243–251. doi:10.11594/jtls.09.03.05. Retrieved 4 September 2021.

[5] Chung, Arthur Y.C.; Chew, Steven K.F.; Majapun, Richard; Nilus, Reuben & Kugan, Frederick (July 2012). Rafflesia Forest Reserve: Conserving not only Rafflesia but also endemic, rare and interesting insects. International Biological Symposium. Serdang, Malaysia. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

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