Chemballi / Red-Stemmed Wild Grape-Vine
Ampelocissus arnottiana
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
How to identify Chemballi
Identify Chemballi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a liana habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple (single blade).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Vitaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Chemballi.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Simple (single blade)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chemballi itself; the rest are typical of the Vitaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Vitaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಚೆಂಬಳ್ಳಿ chemballi, ತಾಮ್ರವಲ್ಲಿ tamravalli
- Malayalam
- ചെന്പറവള്ളി cenparavalli
- Marathi
- रान द्राक्ष ran draksha
- Tamil
- சம்பாரவல்லி campara-valli
- Tulu
- ಚೆಂಬಳ್ಳಿ chemballi
About Chemballi
A member of the Vitaceae family, Red-Stemmed Wild Grape-Vine (Ampelocissus arnottiana) is a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh. It grows in scrub jungle.
Vitaceae
Grape family
Chemballi belongs to the Vitaceae family.
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