Vitis uvifera
Baker
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Description
A climbing vine. It can be 10 m long. The stem can be 4 sided and woody. The leaf stalks are 2-5 cm long. The leaves are oval or heart shaped. They are 8-10 cm long by 5-7 cm wide. The lobes at the base are rounded. There can be small teeth along the edge towards the tips. It has long tendrils. The flowers are in large groups. There are 6-10 flowers in a group. The fruit are small and pea sized and black. They have one seed.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in tropical Africa.
Where It Grows
Africa, Central Africa, Equatorial Guinea,
Notes
An unresolved name in The Plant List. Details are for Vitis uvifera Afzel.
Dangerous Lookalikes
This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.
Canadian Moonseed
Menispermum canadense
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Vitis uvifera
Vitis uvifera
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Canadian Moonseed: No tendrils, single crescent/moon-shaped seed, leaf stem attaches to underside of leaf.
Vitis uvifera: Vine with tendrils, round seeds, leaf stem at edge of leaf, bark that peels.
Synonyms
References (1)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 686
