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Cayratia trifolia
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Family:
VITACEAE
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Citation: Cayratia trifolia (L.) Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 89: 370. 1927; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 69. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 104. 1985; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 131. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 124. 1990; Shetty & P. Singh in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 275. 2000; B.V. Shetty & P. Singh in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 747. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 178. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 233. 2009.
Vitis trifolia L., Sp. Pl. 203. 1753.
Vitis carnosa (Lam.) Wall. ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. 127. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 654. 1875.
Cissus carnosa Lam., Encycl. 1: 31. 1789.
Cayratia carnosa (Lam.) Gagnep. in Lecomte, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 1: 347. 1911; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 237(169). 1918; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 118. 1984; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 120. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 72. 1998.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Amerchakkodi, Chorivalli, Kattuperanda, Vathakkodi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Fox grape
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Description:
Glabrous tendril climbers; tendril simple, bifid or more branched. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets 2.5-6 x 2-3.5 cm, ovate or elliptic, base cuneate or rounded, margin serrate, apex acute or obtuse, thin-coriaceous; petiole to 6 cm long. Cymes umbellate or corymbose, axillary; peduncle to 8 cm long. Calyx tube c. 0.5 long, lobes 4. Petals 4, greenish-white, 1.5-2 mm long. Disk white. Stamens 4; filaments c. 1 mm long. Ovary c. 0.5 mm long, 2-celled; ovules 2 per cell; style to 1.5 mm long. Berry c. 1 cm across, depressed globose, dark purplish-black. Seeds 1-4, pyriform.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
Alappuzha, Kasaragode, Kollam, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikkode, Ernakulam, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen forests and mangrove forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia, China and Australia
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Aquatic:
Yes
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Green, Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Thekkady, Manjeswar, Attapady block-Mukkali, Alleppey town
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