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Stephania tomentella

Stephania tomentella
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0

Stephania tomentella is a herbaceous climbing perennial vine from northern Thailand, found on limestone rock in a small area around Chiang Rai. It is a wild species rarely grown in gardens, so care advice is limited.

Family
Menispermaceae (Menisperm family)
Grows as
Climber, Perennial
Light
Part shade
Water
Water regularly during the growing season and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty mix with some organic matter, since it grows among limestone rock in the wild.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Thailand
Climate
wet tropical

About

Stephania tomentella is a herbaceous perennial vine of the family Menispermaceae and genus Stephania. It is native to Southeast Asia and was first described in Thailand in 1988 by L. L. Forman. It is one of 15 Stephania found only in northern Thailand, specifically in the area around Chiang Rai. It has leaves measuring 7–9 cm (2.8–3.5 in) in both width and length. It is commonly found amongst limestone rocks.

Other Stephania plants

Stephania capitata · Stephania cephalantha · Stephania crebra · Snake vine · Stephania pierrei · Stephania

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stephania tomentella by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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