Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Menispermaceae

Genus:

Stephania

Species:

Stephania japonica var. japonica

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Vine

Native Range

Australia: Northern Territory, Queensland, China: China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Eastern Asia: Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Indian Subcontinent: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China: Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malesia: Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Papuasia: Solomon Is., South-Central Pacific: Society Is., Southwestern Pacific: Tonga, Vanuatu