Ampelocissus ascendiflora

Description

Ampelocissus ascendiflora is a herbaceous climber with a longitudinally ridged stem,up to 3 mm across,often white tomentose when young,turning brown when older.The tendrils are simple and each has a prominent,ovate bract,similar to the stipules.The leaf is white-tomentose when young,turning brown below and sparsely hairy above when older.The leaf blade is ovate,4.5–18.0 × 5.5–14 cm,and petiole 4.5–16.0 cm long.The inflorescence is a panicle of spikes,13–21 cm long.The flower has red petals and a yellow disc.The berry is about 8 mm across with 2 seeds about 7 × 6 mm.It is only known from the Malay Peninsula and Singapore