Ampelocissus arachnoidea
(Hassk.) Planchon
Oyod air
iNaturalist · cc-by
(c) Ian Cowie, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ian Cowie
(c) Ian Cowie, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ian Cowie
gbif · cc0
President and Fellows of Harvard College
President and Fellows of Harvard College
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are edible and can be used as pickles or for making vinegar, though they contain stinging crystals.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in light forest.
Asia, Cambodia, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, SE Asia, 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 low lying shrub or climber and fairly woody. The leaves are simple and have 3-5 lobes. They are densely hairy underneath. The fruit is a round berry. It is 2-3 cm across. It is red.
Notes
There are about 95 Ampelocissus species.
Names & Synonyms
Bantengan, Gunggurutu
Cissus arachnoides Hassk.Vitis arachnoidea (Hassk.) BackerVitis harmandii Planchon sensu RidleyAmpelocissus indica Bl.
References (5)
- Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 24
- Cengel, D. J. & Dany, C., (Eds), 2016, Integrating Forest Biodiversity Resource Management and Sustainable Community Livelihood Development in the Preah Vihear Protected Forest. International Tropical Timber Organization p 123
- Phon, P., 2000, Plants used in Cambodia. © Pauline Dy Phon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. p 33
- Verheij, E. W. M. and Coronel, R.E., (Eds.), 1991, Plant Resources of South-East Asia. PROSEA No 2. Edible fruits and nuts. Pudoc Wageningen. p 315
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
