Tetrastigma obtectum(Wall. ex M.A.Lawson) Planch. ex Franch.

WFO wfo-0001146008 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Tetrastigma obtectum, photographed by jackywu
fig. a jackywu, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-05-01 / obs. 124444310
Tetrastigma obtectum, photographed by Meng-Ying Tsai
fig. b Meng-Ying Tsai, CC0 1.0 / obs. 98537590
Tetrastigma obtectum, photographed by chiuluan
fig. c chiuluan, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 61892254
Tetrastigma obtectum, photographed by 鄭雪雲
fig. d 鄭雪雲, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 184426509
Tetrastigma obtectum, photographed by 葉子
fig. e 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 116753888
Tetrastigma obtectum, photographed by 葉子
fig. f 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 116775946
Tetrastigma obtectum, photographed by Tatsutomo Chin
fig. g Tatsutomo Chin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 63811969
Tetrastigma obtectum, photographed by 雷麟霖
fig. h 雷麟霖, CC0 1.0 / obs. 27729255

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Native range 10 botanical countries

Regions where Tetrastigma obtectum is native: China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Taiwan, Assam, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam, West Himalaya China North-CentralChina South-CentralChina SoutheastTaiwanAssamEast HimalayaMyanmarNepalVietnamWest Himalaya
Native distribution of Tetrastigma obtectum, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
East Himalaya EHM
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
Vietnam VIE
West Himalaya WHM
China North-Central CHN ASIA-TEMPERATE
China South-Central CHC
China Southeast CHS
Taiwan TAI

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 16 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Tetrastigma myanmaricum Momiy.
  • Tetrastigma obtectum var. pilosum Gagnep.
  • Tetrastigma obtectum var. potentilla (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Gagnep.
  • Tetrastigma obtectum var. trichocarpum Gagnep.
  • Tetrastigma potentilla (H.Lév. & Vaniot) C.K.Schneid.
  • Tetrastigma umbellatum (Hemsl.) Nakai
  • Vitis arisanensis (Hayata) Hayata
  • Vitis hederacea Wall.
  • Vitis obtecta Wall. ex M.A.Lawson
  • Vitis obtecta Wall.
  • Vitis obtecta f. pilosa (Gagnep.) H.Lév.
  • Vitis obtecta var. potentilla (H.Lév. & Vaniot) H.Lév.
  • Vitis potentilla H.Lév. & Vaniot
  • Vitis potentilla var. glabra H.Lév.
  • Vitis umbellata Hemsl.
  • Vitis umbellata var. arisanensis Hayata

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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