Cissus erosa

L. C. Rich.

Vitaceae Edible: Fruit 1,533 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A vine. It is not woody and climbs by means of tendrils. It can be 5-6 m long. The stems are angular and have 4-6 wings. The leaves are alternate ad have 3 leaflets. These are narrowly oval and 4-10 cm long by 3-6 cm wide and the end leaflet is larger. The side leaflets are unequal at the sides and there are teeth along the edge. There are tendrils opposite the leaves. The flowering groups are opposite the leaves and in groups. The flowers are red or pink. The fruit is round and 5-7 mm across. They are black when ripe. There is 1 seed 5-7 mm long.

Edible Uses

The fruit is edible.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Bolivia, Brazil, Central America*, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Haiti, Hispaniola, South America, Suriname, Venezuela, West Indies*,

Production

It flowers throughout the year.

Synonyms

Cissus burchellii (Baker) Planch.Cissus epidendrica Vell.and others

Also Known As

Caro de tres hojas, Cipo-de-fogo, Nai nishi, Sirari

References (6)

Johnson, M. and Colquhoun, A., 1996, Preliminary Ethnobotanical Survey of Kurupukari: An Amerindian Settlement of Central Guyana. Economic Botany, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 182-194
Plants of Haiti Smithsonian Institute http://botany.si.edu/antilles/West Indies
Peres, M. K., 2011, Diasporos do Cerrado Atrativos para Fauna: Chave Interativa Caracterizacao Visual e Relacoes Ecologicas. Masters thesis. Universidade de Brasilia.
Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
www.colecionandofrutas.org

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Zambrana, P, et al, 2017, Traditional knowledge hiding in plain sight – twenty-first century ethnobotany of the Chácobo in Beni, Bolivia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2017) 13:57