Ampelocissus tomentosa (Roth) Planch.

Species

Angiosperms > Vitales > Vitaceae > Ampelocissus

Characteristics

A climbing vine. It grows 10 m long. The branches have tufts of soft hairs. The leaves are simple and with 3-5 angular parts. They are 10-25 cm long by 10-23 cm wide. They are hairy underneath. The lobes are oval and there are forked tendrils. The flowers are 2 mm across. The fruit has round lumps.
Life form perennial
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Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in southern India up to 750 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Anodyne (unspecified), Antidote(Spider) (unspecified), Carbuncle (unspecified), Chest (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Fistula (unspecified), Pimple (unspecified), Pleurisy (unspecified), Pneumonia (unspecified), Puerperium (unspecified), Rinderpest (unspecified), Splenitis (unspecified), Tubercle (unspecified), Dropsy (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Ache(Leg) (unspecified), Anasarca (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Spiderlick (unspecified), Neuralgia (unspecified)
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Images

Ampelocissus tomentosa unspecified picture

Distribution

Ampelocissus tomentosa world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, India, Kenya, and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:67401-1
WFO ID wfo-0000531596
COL ID 66DKM
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Synonyms

Vitis triloba Ampelopsis ternata Vitis trifida Ampelocissus tomentosa Vitis tomentosa