Cissus latifolia Lam.

 
  • Family : VITACEAE
    (Grape Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANGOOR FAMILY (अंगूर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Vitaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cissus gigantea Bedd.; Cissus wightii Planch.; Vitis gigantea (Bedd.) Bedd.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cissus latifolia Lam.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Chunnambuvalli (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous and Tropical semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains
  • Comments / notes : Common along hedges.
  • Key identification features : Large climber
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vizianagaram district
    • Karnataka : Shivamogga district, Uttara Kannada district, Udupi district, Dakshina Kannada district
    • Kerala : Thrissur district, Idukki district, Kottayam district, Alappuzha district, Kollam district
    • Maharashtra : Buldhana district, Sindhudurg district, Pune district, Thane district
    • Tamil Nadu : Krishnagiri district, Coimbatore district, The Nilgiri district, Salem district, Tirunelveli district
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
    • N.P. Sing & S. Karthikeyan 2000. Flora of Maharashtra vol 1
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Saldanha, C. J. 1996. Flora of Karnataka vol. 2
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
    • N.P. Sing & S. Karthikeyan 2000. Flora of Maharastra vol 1. Botanical survey of India, Govt. India.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cissus latifolia. Downloaded on 3 December 2024.

Botanical Description

India Distribution

World Distribution

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