Tetrastigma loheri

Gagnepain

Vitaceae Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Spice 2 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A woody vine. It climbs by means of tendrils. The leaves are compound with 3 leaflets. The leaves are in clusters. The fruit is a round berry. It is 1 cm across. It is juicy and sour.

Edible Uses

The sour leaves are used for flavoring, and the juicy fruit is eaten.

Traditional Uses

The leaves are used for flavouring. They are sour. The fruit is eaten.

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Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows in thickets and forests at low and medium altitudes.

Where It Grows

Asia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia,

Synonyms

Tetrastigma philippinense Merrill

Also Known As

Ariwat, Ayu Tag, Bariuatuat, Orro

References (7)

Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 2662
Brown, W.H., 1920, Wild Food Plants of the Philippines. Bureau of Forestry Bulletin No. 21 Manila. p 108
Coronel, R.E., 1982, Fruit Collections in the Philippines. IBPGR Newsletter p 10
Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 225
Menisa, A. A., et al, 2012, Survey and characterization of Indigenous Food Plants in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. SEARCA Discussion Paper series No. 2011-2

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