Cayratia carnosa

(Roxb.) Gagnep.

Vitaceae Edible: Leaves, Fruit

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Description

A climber. It has branched tendrils. The stems are fleshy. They become flattened with age. The leaves are fleshy and have about 3 leaflets. The leaf stalk is 2-10 cm long. The leaflets vary in shape. They can be 4-15 cm long. There are teeth or lobes along the edge. The flowers are greenish. They are 3 mm across. They are on branched stalks. The fruit is round and 8-20 mm long. They are black and have 2-4 seeds.

Edible Uses

The ripe fruit are eaten for their pleasantly acid flavor. The leaves and stems are boiled and eaten alone or served with fish.

Traditional Uses

The ripe fruit are eaten. They are pleasantly acid. The leaves and stems are eaten. They are boiled and eaten alone or with fish.

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Distribution

A tropical plant. It is often in dry deciduous forests.

Where It Grows

Asia, Himalayas, India, Northeastern India, Sikkim,

Notes

There are about 45 Cayratia species. They are mainly in tropical areas.

Synonyms

Vitis trifolia L.Vitis carnosa Wall.

Also Known As

Amal-bel, Amal-lata, Amalbel, Amarbel, Amarlata, Ambat vel, Ambatbel, Aranyavasini, Atyamlaparni, Bundal, Cidar-druk, Dukar vel, Ghepeta-lot, Heggoli, Kamputige, Khat-Khatumbo, Khat, Khatumdu, Kurundinne, Odi, Ramchana, Sorivalli, Tamnya, Tumans

References (8)

Ambasta S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 112
Kumbhojkar, M.S. & Vartak, V.D., 1988, Ethnobotanical Studies on Wild Edible Grapes from Sacred Groves in Western Maharashtra. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol. 12 No. 2 pp 257-263
Shah, G.L. et al, 1981, An account of the Ethnobotany of Saurashtra in Gujarat State (India). J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol 2 pp 173-182
Singh, H.B., Arora R.K.,1978, Wild edible Plants of India. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. p 21
Sundriyal, M., et al, 1998, Wild edibles and other useful plants from the Sikkim Himalaya, India. Oecologia Montana 7:43-54

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Sundriyal, M., et al, 2004, Dietary Use of Wild Plant Resources in the Sikkim Himalaya, India. Economic Botany 58(4) pp 626-638
Vartak, V.D. and Kulkarni, D.K., 1987, Monsoon wild leafy vegetables from hilly regions of Pune and neighbouring districts, Maharashtra state. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol. 11 No. 2 pp 331-335
Wild edible plants of Himachal Pradesh