Ampelopsis cantoniensis
(Hook. & Arn.) Planch.
VitaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests and valleys between 100-900 m above sea level.
Asia, China, Himalayas, Indochina, Japan, Malaysia, SE Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam,
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 woody creeper or vine. The branches have ridges along them. They are hairy when young. It has divided tendrils. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. There can be 2 sets of leaflets. The leaflets can vary in shape. The fruit are round berries 6-8 mm across. There are 2-4 seeds.
Names & Synonyms
Teen po chai
Ampelopsis cantoniensis (Hook. & Arn.) K. KochAmpelopsis hypoglauca (Hance) C. L. LiAmpelopsis loureiroi Planch.Cissus cantoniensis Hook. & Arn.Hedera hypoglauca HanceLeea theifera H. Lev.Vitis cantoniensis (Hook. & Arn.) Seem.Vitis leeoides maxim.Vitis multijugata H. Lev. & Vaniot
References (1)
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 173
