Cyphostemma auriculata

(Roxb.) P. Singh & B. V. Shetty

Eared cyphostemma

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves, Fruit

The young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. The leaves and fruit are also edible.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Africa, Asia, Bangladesh, Himalayas, India, Madagascar, Myanmar, SE Asia,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Brunei, Bhutan, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, China, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Comoros, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How to Identify

A large climber. The branches are densely velvety. The leaves are compound. They are divided into leaflets like fingers on a hand. There are 5 leaflets. These are broadly oval and 6-14 cm long by 3-8 cm wide. The base is wedge shaped and there are teeth along the edge. The flowers are green to cream. They are in flat topped clusters on long stout stalks. The fruit is a one seeded round red berry.

Names & Synonyms

Amad simad, Amar lata, Jungli kajomi, Kali vel, Kanchikanchia, Lawai arxa, Luduri, Luduri-danka, Mura palleru, Pulla gummadi, Yinnaung-paing-nwe

Cayratia auriculata (Roxb.) GambleCayratia auriculata (Roxb.) Suess.Cissus auriculata Roxb.Cissus auriculata DC. [Illegitimate]Cissus helleborifolia Zipp. ex Span.Cyphostemma auriculata (Roxb.) Singh & ShettyVitis auriculata (Roxb.) Wall.

References (6)

Behera K. K., et al, 2008, Wild Edible Plants of Mayurbhanj District, Orissa, India. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. Vol. 32 (Suppl.) pp 305-314 (As Cayratia auriculata)
Dobriyal, M. J. R. & Dobriyal, R., 2014, Non Wood Forest Produce an Option for Ethnic Food and Nutritional Security in India. Int. J. of Usuf. Mngt. 15(1):17-37 (As Cayratia auriculata)
Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 681 (As Vitis auriculata)
Marandi, R. R. & Britto, S. J., 2015, Medicinal Properties of Edible Weeds of Crop Fields and Wild plants Eaten by Oraon Tribals of Latehar District, Jharkhand. International Journal of Life Science and Pharma Research. Vo. 5. (2) April 2015
Misra, S., 2020, Survey of edible plants for human consumption in south Odisha, India. Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR) Vol. 7, Issue 12 p 278
Rashid, M. H., et al, 2013, Inventory of Threatened Plants of Bangladesh and their Conservation Management. International Journal of Environment. Vol. 3 No. 1 p 157

What to Eat

Where to Find It

How to Identify

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