Ampelocissus tomentosa
(B. Heyne & Roth) Planch.
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Description
A climbing vine. It grows 10 m long. The branches have tufts of soft hairs. The leaves are simple and with 3-5 angular parts. They are 10-25 cm long by 10-23 cm wide. They are hairy underneath. The lobes are oval and there are forked tendrils. The flowers are 2 mm across. The fruit has round lumps.
Edible Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in southern India up to 750 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, India,
Synonyms
Vitis tomentosa Roth in Schult.
Also Known As
Bakridhoto, Dotto, Iotorang nari, Katabhanganoi
References (3)
- Behera, K. K. et al, 2008, Wild Edible Plants of Mayurbhanj District, Orissa, India. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. Vol. 32 (Suppl,) pp 305-314
- Dey, A. & Mukhererjee, A., 2015, Living and Survival Amidst Hunger: Wild Edible Botanicals as a Prime Forest Productivity in the Rural Purulia District, West Bengal, India from Colonial to Present. Research Journal of Forestry 9(3): 71-86
- Pandy, R. K. & Saini, S. K., 2007, Edible plants of tropical forests among tribal communities of Madhya Pradesh. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 6(1), pp 185-190 (As Vitis tomentosa)
