Cissus vitiginea
L.
VitaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Tuber, Root
The tuber and root are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Asia, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand,
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 tropical vine in the grape family (Vitaceae).
Names & Synonyms
Cissus angulata Lam.Cissus vitiginea var. cochinchinensis DC.Vitis vitiginea (L.) W. Theob.Vitis vitiginea var. cochinchinensis (DC.) Kuntze
References (2)
- Mohan, V. R. & Kalidass, C., 2010, Nutritional and Antinutritional Evaluation of some Unconventional Wild Edible Plants. Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 12 (2010): 495- 506
- 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
