Cayratia geniculata

(Blume) Gagnep.

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Cayratia geniculata
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Cayratia geniculata
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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 in valleys between 300-1,000 m above sea level. In Yunnan.

Asia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, SE Asia, 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. The branches are slightly flattened and hairy. The tendrils are divided. The leaves have 3 leaflets The leaflets can be hairy underneath. The central leaflet is 10-18 cm long by 5-9 cm wide.

Wikipedia

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Cayratia geniculata is a species of plant native to Asia. It has woody vines and 3-foliolate leaves.

Names & Synonyms
Cayratia rhodocarpa (Blume) Gagnep.
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 174

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