Tetrastigma dubium
(Lawson) Planch.
VitaceaeFruit
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Asia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal,
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. The leaves have 5 leaflets. They are rounded at the base and taper at the tip. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves. The flowers are 4 mm across. The fruit is an oblong berry.
Names & Synonyms
Kuannia, Kuanria, Riam lata
Vitis dubia Lawson
References (2)
- Pasha, M. K. & Uddin, S. B., 2019, Minor Edible Fruits of Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 26(2): 299–313
- 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
