Cyphostemma setosum
(Roxb.) Alston
Edible stemmed vine
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Tuber, Root
The tuber and roots are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Asia, Bangladesh, India,
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 herb or vine. It has simple tendrils opposite to the leaves. The leaves are simple or lobed can have 3 leaflets. and can have teeth along the edge. The flowers are in hanging groups opposite the leaves. The fruit are fleshy berries.
Notes
Check details. (This may be confused with grapevine in Ara.)
Names & Synonyms
Asthisonhara, Chadhuri, Chaudhari, Goallota, Hadjod, Hadjora, Harbhanga, Harsankari, Hasjora, Kandavela, Mangaroli, Nalleru, Pirandi, Vajravalli, Vedhari
Cissus psammophila Gilg. & M. BrandtCissus setosa Roxb.Cyphostemma psammophilum (Gilg & M. Brandt) Desc.Vitis setosa (Roxb.) Wall. ex Wight
References (2)
- Ara, R. I. T., 2015, Leafy Vegetables in Bangladesh. Photon eBooks. p 110 (As Vitis setosa)
- Mohan, V. R. & Kalidass, C., 2010, Nutritional and Antinutritional Evaluation of some Unconventional Wild Edible Plants. Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 12 (2010): 495- 506
