WorldFloraDB - Causonis trifolia

Characteristics

A woody creeper. It grows 2-20 m long. The branches have ridges along them. They are slightly hairy. The tendrils are 3-5 branched. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets are oval and 3-6 cm long by 1.5-4 cm wide. They have hairs on top. The fruit are round berries 7-8 mm across. They have 2-3 seeds. The seeds are triangle shaped.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

shrub

Growth support

climber

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

-

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

10.0

Root system

tap-root

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

It is a tropical plant.

Light	-
Soil humidity	-
Soil texture	-
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The leaves are boiled with salt and then eaten.

Uses	fodder food material medicinal
Edible	fruits leaves roots saps stems tubers
Therapeutic use	Central nervous system depressants (aerial part), Central nervous system stimulants (aerial part), Dry throat (bark), Antiviral agents (bark), Astringents (leaf), Dysentery (leaf), Furunculosis (leaf), Counterirritant (leaf), Ulcer (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Diaphoretic (leaf), Abscess (root), Anemia (root), Astringents (root), Emetics (root), Fever (root), Furunculosis (root), Pharyngitis (root), Sprains and strains (root), Stomach diseases (root), Ulcer (root), Vomiting (root), Wounds and injuries (root), Diaphoretic (root), Astringents (seed), Furunculosis (seed), Ulcer (seed), Menstrual cycle (stem), Furunculosis (tuber), Wounds and injuries (tuber), Astringent (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Rubefacient (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Cyanogenetic (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Boil (unspecified), Itch (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Rhinosis (unspecified), Cardiovascular diseases (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Edema (unspecified), Furunculosis (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified), Liver diseases (unspecified), Neoplasms (unspecified), Neuralgia (unspecified), Splenic diseases (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified), Urination disorders (unspecified), Veterinary medicine (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified), Hypothermia (whole plant excluding root)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.

Mode	seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77164230-1
WFO ID	wfo-0001429016
COL ID	7THQJ
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	830162
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cissus cinerea Cayratia carnosa Cayratia trifolia Cissus trifolia Columella trifolia Vitis trifolia Causonis trifolia Vitis psoraliifolia

WorldFloraDB 2024

Causonis trifolia (L.) Mabb. & J.Wen

Species