Tetrastigma leucostaphylum (Dennst.) Alston

Species

Angiosperms > Vitales > Vitaceae > Tetrastigma

Characteristics

A woody climber. The stems can be lumpy. The leaves usually have 3 leaflets. The leaflets are oblong and taper to each end. They are softly leathery. There are shallow teeth along the edge. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves. The fruit is round or oval and white when ripe. They are 1-2 cm across. There are 1 or 2 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality polygamodioecy
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It occurs in the Western Ghats in India.
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Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses food medicinal
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Ague (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Boil (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed.
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Images

Tetrastigma leucostaphylum unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:870591-1
WFO ID wfo-0001145443
COL ID 55TMW
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Synonyms

Cissus dioica Cissus foemina Cissus lanceolaria Cissus leucostaphyla Cissus mucronata Vitis leucostaphyla Vitis lanceolaria Vitis muricata Tetrastigma lanceolarium Tetrastigma leucostaphylum Vitis kunstleri Tetrastigma kunstleri Tetrastigma muricatum Cissus assimilis Cissus serratifolia Cissus feminea Cissus pedata