taxonID	type	description	language	source
03AC87EBB25ADF2DF2BAF8FA5F8BF89F.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Cissus erecta is similar to C. aubertiana in habit, but it is readily distinguished from the latter by its less deeply lobed (sinuses extending 1 / 5 to 2 / 5 of the distance to the vein junction) leaves with distinctly serrate margin, persistent stipules, and larger berries. This species is also similar to C. woodrowii in leaf shape, but it is distinguished from the latter by having a non-viny herbaceous habit, leaves with serrate margin, greenish and persistent stipules, a compound dichasium, and larger globose berries (Table 1).	en	Cho, Seong-Hyun, Lee, Jung-Hoon, Kang, Dae-Hyun, Kim, Bo-Yun, Htwe, Khin Myo, Trias-Blasi, Anna, Kim, Young-Dong (2016): Cissus erecta (Vitaceae), a new non-viny herbaceous species from Mt. Popa, Myanmar. Phytotaxa 260 (3): 291-295, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.260.3.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.260.3.9
03AC87EBB25ADF2DF2BAF8FA5F8BF89F.taxon	materials_examined	Type: — MYANMAR. Mandalay: Popa Mountain Park, 20 ˚ 54 ’ 08.5 ” N, 95 ˚ 15 ’ 46.8 ” E, elev. 776 m, 23 July 2015, S. H. Cho et al. MM- 5057 (holotype KB!; isotype HHU!, K!, RAF!).	en	Cho, Seong-Hyun, Lee, Jung-Hoon, Kang, Dae-Hyun, Kim, Bo-Yun, Htwe, Khin Myo, Trias-Blasi, Anna, Kim, Young-Dong (2016): Cissus erecta (Vitaceae), a new non-viny herbaceous species from Mt. Popa, Myanmar. Phytotaxa 260 (3): 291-295, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.260.3.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.260.3.9
03AC87EBB25ADF2DF2BAF8FA5F8BF89F.taxon	description	Herbs, perennial, erect, 35 – 75 cm in height, hermaphrodite. Roots well developed vertically, 2 – 4 cm in diameter. Stem nearly terete with conspicuous longitudinal ridges, pubescent above the middle, glabrescent below the middle. Tendrils absent. Leaves simple, alternate; petiole 4.2 – 13.5 cm long, pubescent; stipules 2, triangular, 8.2 – 8.8 × 3.8 – 5.7 mm, apex acute, margin entire, greenish, puberulent, persistent; leaf blade orbicular, palmately 3 – 7 - lobed (sinuses extending 1 / 5 to 2 / 5 of the distance to the vein junction), 14 – 29 × 15 – 36 cm, base cordate, apex acute, margin serrate, lobe tip mucronate, upper surface sparsely puberulent along the veins, lower surface pubescent, particularly densely pubescent at base of the midrib, basal veins 4 – 7, lateral veins 7 – 9 pairs, veinlets slightly raised. Inflorescence compound dichasium, axillary to pseudo-terminal, many-flowered, with bracts at nodes; bracts 2, triangular, up to 3.5 × 2.7 mm, apex acute, margin entire, puberulent, persistent; peduncle 3.5 – 10 cm long (up to 16 cm long when fruiting), secondary peduncle 2.0 – 4.7 cm long, tertiary peduncle 1.3 – 2.9 cm long, puberulent; pedicels 3.8 – 5.0 mm long, ca 0.8 mm in diam., muriculate, becoming sparsely verrucate when fruiting, 8.1 – 13.6 mm long, 2.9 – 4.0 mm in diam .. Flowers 4 - merous, actinomorphic, ca. 7.5 mm in diam., buds oval, yellowish red. Calyx subcupuliform, undulate, teeth inconspicuous. Petals valvate, triangular-ovate, thickened at the apex, 2.4 – 2.6 × 1.7 – 1.9 mm, glabrous, lower surface yellowish red, upper surface pale yellow, caducous; anthers 0.85 mm long, filament subulate, 1.3 mm long; disk undulately 4 - lobed, 2.4 mm in diam.; ovary adnate with the disk, ca. 1.0 × 1.5 mm, glabrous; style conspicuous, terete, 0.8 – 1.0 mm long, 0.45 mm in diam., base slightly thick; stigma entire, subcapitate. Fruit a berry, globose, 8.2 – 8.5 mm in diam., 1 - seeded. Seed ovate, 5.8 – 6.3 × 4.2 – 4.5 mm, smooth, with sparsely scattered dot or lacking, with inconspicuous raphe, ventral holes inconspicuously obovate to elliptic.	en	Cho, Seong-Hyun, Lee, Jung-Hoon, Kang, Dae-Hyun, Kim, Bo-Yun, Htwe, Khin Myo, Trias-Blasi, Anna, Kim, Young-Dong (2016): Cissus erecta (Vitaceae), a new non-viny herbaceous species from Mt. Popa, Myanmar. Phytotaxa 260 (3): 291-295, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.260.3.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.260.3.9
03AC87EBB25ADF2DF2BAF8FA5F8BF89F.taxon	distribution	Distribution: — Cissus erecta is a rare plant only locally distributed in the Popa Mountain Park in central Myanmar, hence it is endemic to the region. Until now only three subpopulations, each consisting of 10 to 40 individuals have been discovered in the Park area. It is therefore preliminarily classified as Vulnerable (VU) according to IUCN Red List criteria (IUCN 2001).	en	Cho, Seong-Hyun, Lee, Jung-Hoon, Kang, Dae-Hyun, Kim, Bo-Yun, Htwe, Khin Myo, Trias-Blasi, Anna, Kim, Young-Dong (2016): Cissus erecta (Vitaceae), a new non-viny herbaceous species from Mt. Popa, Myanmar. Phytotaxa 260 (3): 291-295, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.260.3.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.260.3.9
03AC87EBB25ADF2DF2BAF8FA5F8BF89F.taxon	biology_ecology	Ecology: — It grows in mixed forests [with Gmelina arborea Roxburgh (1814: 46), Holarrhena pubescens Wallich & Don (1837: 78), Pterospermum acerifolium Willdenow (1800: 729), Ziziphus oenopolia (Linnaeus 1753: 194) Miller (1768: Ziziphus No. 3)] on the southern slope (650 – 800 m) of the mountain. Flowering from July to August; fruiting from October to November.	en	Cho, Seong-Hyun, Lee, Jung-Hoon, Kang, Dae-Hyun, Kim, Bo-Yun, Htwe, Khin Myo, Trias-Blasi, Anna, Kim, Young-Dong (2016): Cissus erecta (Vitaceae), a new non-viny herbaceous species from Mt. Popa, Myanmar. Phytotaxa 260 (3): 291-295, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.260.3.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.260.3.9
03AC87EBB25ADF2DF2BAF8FA5F8BF89F.taxon	etymology	Etymology: — The specific epithet of the new species refers to the erect, non-viny and herbaceous nature of the species.	en	Cho, Seong-Hyun, Lee, Jung-Hoon, Kang, Dae-Hyun, Kim, Bo-Yun, Htwe, Khin Myo, Trias-Blasi, Anna, Kim, Young-Dong (2016): Cissus erecta (Vitaceae), a new non-viny herbaceous species from Mt. Popa, Myanmar. Phytotaxa 260 (3): 291-295, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.260.3.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.260.3.9
03AC87EBB25ADF2DF2BAF8FA5F8BF89F.taxon	materials_examined	Additional specimens examined (Paratypes): — MYANMAR. Mandalay: Popa Mountain Park, 20 ˚ 54 ′ 01.1 ″ N 95 ˚ 15 ′ 44.3 ″ E, 753 m, 30 July 2012, S. H. Cho et al. MM- 1343 (HHU! 4 sheets); same locality, 20 ˚ 53 ′ 41.1 ″ N 95 ˚ 14 ′ 29.9 ″ E, 698 m, 26 October 2013, S. H. Cho et al. MM- 2874 (HHU! 3 sheets); same locality, 20 ˚ 54 ′ 04.4 ″ N 95 ˚ 13 ′ 57.5 ″ E, 670 m, 12 July 2012, Khin Myo Htwe 0166 (RAF!, HHU!).	en	Cho, Seong-Hyun, Lee, Jung-Hoon, Kang, Dae-Hyun, Kim, Bo-Yun, Htwe, Khin Myo, Trias-Blasi, Anna, Kim, Young-Dong (2016): Cissus erecta (Vitaceae), a new non-viny herbaceous species from Mt. Popa, Myanmar. Phytotaxa 260 (3): 291-295, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.260.3.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.260.3.9
