Katti-Bel / Wild Grape
Ampelocissus latifolia
Also known as Jungle Angoor, Jungle Grave Vine
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- May-December
How to identify Katti-Bel
Identify Katti-Bel 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: Edible wild grape-like fruit.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple (single blade).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Vitaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Katti-Bel.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ampelocissus latifolia
- Genus
- Ampelocissus
- Family
- Vitaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Near streams in Evergreen forests
- Distribution
- India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Tripura
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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 Katti-Bel 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
- Hindi
- Golinda, कट्टी बेल Katti-bel, पानी बेल Pani-bel
- Nepali
- पुरेनी Purenee
- Bengali
- Gowalia-lata, গোয়ালিয়া লতা
- Tamil
- kattukodimindri, காட்டு திராட்சை
- Telugu
- adavi draksha, adavi teega draksha, bedasa tivva
- Kannada
- bilee hambu, kaadu drakshi
- Malayalam
- vllia-pira-piticha, വള്ളിമാങ്ങ
- Marathi
- okela, nadena, रान द्राक्ष ran draksha, रान द्राक्ष
About Katti-Bel
Wild Grape (Ampelocissus latifolia) is a climber in the Vitaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and 9 other states. It grows in near streams in Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from May to December.
Vitaceae
Grape family
Katti-Bel belongs to the Vitaceae family.
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