Fissistigma verrucosum
(Hook.f. & Th.) Merrill
Indian zig-zag vine
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Description
A large woody climber. The young shoots have a rusty coloured coating. The leaves are 7.5-15 cm long. They are oblong or sword shaped. The flowers are opposite the leaves. The flowers occur singly and are pale yellow. The fruit are berries that are produced in bunches.
Edible Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten, particularly enjoyed by children.
Traditional Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It often grows in streams in hills.
Where It Grows
Asia, India, Myanmar, Northeastern India, SE Asia,
Production
In northeastern India plants flower and fruit April to August.
Other Information
The fruit are enjoyed. The ripe fruit are eaten especially by children.
Notes
There are about 60 Fissistigma species.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Hed vekuli, Jyrmi-soh-ram-khlaw
References (10)
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- Majumdar, K and Datta, N., 2009, Traditional wild edible fruits for the forest dwellers of Tripura, India. Pleione 3(2) 167-178
- Majumdar, K and Datta, N., 2009, Traditional wild edible fruits for the forest dwellers of Tripura, India. Pleione 3(2) 167-178
- Patiri, B. & Borah, A., 2007, Wild Edible Plants of Assam. Geethaki Publishers. p 4
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- Sarma, H., et al, 2010, Updated Estimates of Wild Edible and Threatened Plants of Assam: A Meta-analysis. International Journal of Botany 6(4): 414-423
- Sawian, J. T., et al, 2007, Wild edible plants of Meghalaya, North-east India. Natural Product Radiance Vol. 6(5): p 419 (As Melodorum verrucosum)
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- Wild edible plants of Himachal Pradesh
