Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_cissus_rotundifolia
Arabian Wax Cissus
Cissus rotundifolia
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About Arabian Wax Cissus
A woody climber with thick, fleshy, broadly rounded to ovate leaves, heart-shaped bases and crenate or toothed margins. Older stems become four-angled or corky-winged. Small green, yellowish or whitish flowers occur in clusters, often opposite leaves. Reddish ellipsoid berries contain flattened ellipsoid seeds with a dorsal ridge. Established wild occurrence warrants observations of occupied cover, reproductive plants and new recruits. These measurements can test persistence and spread. The reviewed accounts do not quantify an island-wide effect on Kauaʻi native vegetation.
Kauaʻi evidence
Generated media is not occurrence evidence. Proposed monitoring endpoints are not reported observations, measured effects or causal findings.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Cissus rotundifolia
- Common names
- Arabian wax cissus · Arabian wax ivy
- Other names
- Cissus rotundifolia · Arabian wax cissus · Arabian wax ivy
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not yet assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-07
- Evidence limits
- Island-level public occurrence only. Do not draw smooth entire leaf margins. Preserve the corky winged old stems and rounded fleshy leaves.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Not yet assessed
- Food and resource needs
- Not yet assessed
- Reproduction
- Not yet assessed
- Shelter
- Not yet assessed
- Growth form
- Shrub or subshrub; climbing shrub or tree
Threats and conservation
- Monitoring
- Occupied area and vegetation cover; Mature plants and new recruits; Reproductive plants and fruiting frequency. Proposed monitoring endpoints are not reported observations, measured effects or causal findings.
- Data gaps
- Current island extent and population trend · Measured local ecological effects
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not yet assessed
- Seasonal description
- A woody climber with thick, fleshy, broadly rounded to ovate leaves, heart-shaped bases and crenate or toothed margins. Older stems become four-angled or corky-winged. Small green, yellowish or whitish flowers occur in clusters, often opposite leaves. Reddish ellipsoid berries contain flattened ellipsoid seeds with a dorsal ridge. Established wild occurrence warrants observations of occupied cover, reproductive plants and new recruits. These measurements can test persistence and spread. The reviewed accounts do not quantify an island-wide effect on Kauaʻi native vegetation.