Ampelocissus sikkimensis

Description

Lianas,woody.Branchlets terete,with longitudinal ridges,glabrous.Leaves simple;petiole 6-6.5 cm,glabrous;leaflets cordate-oval,19-21 × 15-16 cm,glabrous,basal veins 5,lateral veins 5 or 6 pairs,veinlets slightly prominent abaxially,inconspicuous adaxially,base cordate,margin finely toothed,apex mucronate.Compound dichasium leaf-opposed,base with a bifurcate tendril;peduncle ca.8 cm.Pedicel 2-4 mm,nearly glabrous.Berry red,globose,ca.1 cm in diam.,1- or 2-seeded.Seeds oblong,base rostrate,apex subrounded,chalazal knot narrowly elliptic