✿Vitaceae · Ampelocissus

Cenparavalli / Red-Stemmed Wild Grape-Vine

Ampelocissus indica

ClimberMedicinal

Habit: Climber
Found in India: Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh & more
Flowering: March-September

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Ampelocissus indica
Genus: Ampelocissus
Family: Vitaceae
Habit: Climber
Habitat: Semi-Evergreen forests
Habitat type: Forest
Native to: India
Distribution: India and Sri Lanka
Found in India: Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
Flowering & fruiting: March-September
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf type: Simple (single blade)recorded
Leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement: Alternate
Margin: Toothed
Venation: Palmate

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.

Botanical family

Vitaceae

Grape family

Cenparavalli belongs to the Vitaceae family.

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