Cayratia pedata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Vitales |
| Family: | Vitaceae |
| Genus: | Cayratia |
| Species: | C. pedata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cayratia pedata (Lam.) Juss. ex Gagnep.
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Cayratia pedata, popularly known as birdfoot grapevine,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Vitaceae.
Description
Cayratia pedata is a woody climber with a cylindrical stem that grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It has wiry, coiled tendrils and leaves divided into five to seven smooth, toothed leaflets. The small greenish-yellow to whitish-yellow flowers, about 3 mm across, are borne in branched clusters up to 10 cm long. The fruits are round, creamy-white berries, each containing one or two flat, semicircular seeds.
Flowering
March to June.
Distribution
The native range of the species is India to China (Yunnan, Guangxi) and Jawa.[3]
Uses
Leaf is used in the treatment of ulcers, inflammation, and scabies.[4] The extract of the plant contains significant amounts of alkaloids, tannins, phenolic compounds, flavonoids, and terpenoids.[5]
References
- ^ IUCN. 2015. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 15 September 2025).
- ^ Jayachandran, A., Aswathy, T.R. and Nair, A.S., 2021. Green synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Cayratia pedata leaf extract. Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 26, p.100995.
- ^ "Cayratia pedata (Lam.) Juss. Ex Gagnep. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".
- ^ "Cayratia pedata (Lam.) Juss. ex Gagnep. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ Stanley, A.L., Ramani, V.A. and Ramachandran, A., 2012. Phytochemical screening and GC-MS studies on the ethanolic extract of Cayratia pedata. Int. J. Pharm. Phytopharmacol. Res, 1, pp.112-116.