Cenparavalli / Red-Stemmed Wild Grape-Vine
Ampelocissus indica
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- March-September
How to identify Cenparavalli
Identify Cenparavalli by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Reddish stems.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple (single blade).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan.
- Confirm it sits within the Vitaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Cenparavalli.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Simple (single blade)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cenparavalli 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
- Tamil
- சம்பாரவல்லி campara-valli
- Kannada
- ಚೆಂಬಳ್ಳಿ chemballi, ತಾಮ್ರವಲ್ಲಿ tamravalli
- Malayalam
- ചെന്പറവള്ളി cenparavalli, Ampelocissus indica, ചെമ്പരവള്ളി
- Marathi
- रान द्राक्ष ran draksha
About Cenparavalli
Red-stemmed Wild Grape-Vine (Ampelocissus indica) is a climber in the Vitaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and 1 other states. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to September.
Vitaceae
Grape family
Cenparavalli belongs to the Vitaceae family.
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