Ampelocissus indica
(L.) Planch
Indian wild vine
VitaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The root is used for curing various inflammatory skin ailments, swellings, pustules, and carbuncles.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Asia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Northeastern India, SE Asia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A climbing shrub. The leaves are heart shaped and have irregular teeth along the edge. The flowers have 5 petals that fall off. The fruit is a round berry. It is about 5 mm wide. There are 2-4 seeds.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Ampelocissus indica is a plant in the Vitoideae subfamily of the grape family native to the India and Sri Lanka.
Notes
There are about 95 Ampelocissus species.
Names & Synonyms
Anoluka, Chemparavalli, Jangli angur, Kolejan, Palkande, Raudraksha, Sambaravalli, Semparavalli
Ampelocissus arnottiana Planch.Ampelopsis indica (L.) BlumeVitis indica L.
References (7)
- Ambasta S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 36
- Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 24
- Fl. jap. 103. 1784 (As Vitis indica)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 683 (As Vitis indica)
- Jose, D. T. & Sasidharan, N., 2016, Checklist of wild edible plants of Aralam Wildlife sanctuary, Kerala, India. South Indian Journal Of Biological Sciences 2016; 2(1); 141‐144
- Singh, H.B., Arora R.K.,1978, Wild edible Plants of India. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. p 48
- Singh, V. B., et al, (Ed.) Horticulture for Sustainable Income and Environmental Protection. Vol. 1 p 214 (As Ampelocissus arnottiana)
