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Tapevine (Stephania japonica)

Dlium Tapevine (Stephania japonica)

Tapevine (Stephania japonica) is a species of plant in the Menispermaceae, the stem grows climbing, the leaves are triangular, the fruit is in clumps and is round or elongated.

S. japonica grows vines or climbs by being wrapped around a support. The stems are branched, cylindrical, slender, green or reddish in color and hairy.





The leaves have long, hairy stalks. The sheet is triangular to round, the corners are acute to round, the tip is pointed to obtuse, hairy, 10 main and radial veins, the top side is green and the bottom side is pale.

The fruit has a long stalk, grows in groups, each group consists of many fruits, elongated round and bright green in color. Tapevine are often found growing wild in soils with a pH of 5.5-6.5 and an elevation of 800 meters.

TAXON

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Genus: Stephania Lour. in Fl. Cochinch.: 608 (1790)
Species: Stephania japonica (Thunb.) Miers in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 18: 14 (1866)
Varieties: Stephania japonica var. discolor (Blume) Forman, Stephania japonica var. japonica, Stephania japonica var. timoriensis (DC.) Forman

HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS

Cocculus japonicus (Thunb.) DC. in Syst. Nat. 1: 516 (1817)
Menispermum japonicum Thunb. in J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg., ed. 14.: 892 (1784)

PUBLICATIONS

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Choudhary, R.K., Srivastava, R.C., Das, A.K. & Lee, J. (2012). Floristic diversity assessment and vegetation analysis of Upper Siang district of eastern Himalaya in North East India. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 42: 222-246.

Dash, S.S. & al. (eds.) (2025). Flora of Gujarat 1: 1-696. Botanical Survey of India.

Flora of Korea editorial committee (2017). Flora of Korea 2a: 1-130. National institute of biological resources Ministry of Environment, Korea.

Florence, J. (2004). Flore de la Polynésie Française 2: 1-503. IRD editions, Paris.

Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.

Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.

Hara, H., Stearn, W.T. & Williams, H.J. (1979). An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 2: 1-220. Trustees of British Museum, London.

Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Japan IIa: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.

Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.

Lekhak, M.M. & Yadav, S.R. (2012). Herbacious vegetation of threatened high altitude lateritic plateau ecosystems of Western Ghats, southwestern Maharashtra, India. Rheedea 22: 39-61.

Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.

Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.

Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.

Nurtjahya, E. & al. (2026). Flowering Plants of Bangka Island: Native and Introduced. Acta Botanica Hungarica 68: 127-156.

Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.

Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.

Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. & De Wilde, W.J.J.O. (eds.) (1984-1989). Flora Malesiana 10: 1-748. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.

Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Australia 2: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 7: 1-499. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

VERNACULAR NAME

Arabic: تابفين
Assamese: Tubuki lota
Bengali: আকানাদি - কানাদি - ছোটপর্দ Akanadi, Kanadi, Chhotopard
Chinese (Simplified): 胶带藤
Chinese (Traditional): 千金藤
English: Tapevine, Snake vine
Filipino: malabuta, maratugi, kuren
Garo: Khaarkha
Hebrew: גפן קלטת
Indonesian: Cincau
Japanese: ハスノハカズラ
Java: Kepleng
Kannada: Ulakana hambu
Korean: 함박이
Malayalam: Patakilammu, Patavalli, Paasichedi
Maluku: Ginato bobudo
Manipuri: Thangga-uri angouba
Marathi: Pahad-vel, Pathal
Nepali: बाटुले पाटी - बाटुलपाते - पाता - तम बर्की Baatule Paati, Baatulapaate, Paathaa, Tam Barki
Sanskrit: Rajapatha
Sunda: Areuy geureung
Tamil: மோலகரணை கோடி Molagaranai kodi
Thai: เถาวัลย์เทป

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