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Cayratia mollissima

Liana

Habit: Liana
Found in India: Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya & more
Flowering: March-December

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Cayratia mollissima
Genus: Cayratia
Family: Vitaceae
Habit: Liana
Habitat: Evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
Habitat type: Forest
Distribution: Indo-Malesia
Found in India: Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland
Flowering & fruiting: March-December
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Alternate
Type: Simple
Margin: Toothed
Venation: Palmate

Typical of the Vitaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower symmetry: Radial
Inflorescence: Cyme
Fruit: Berry

Typical of the Vitaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

About Cayratia mollissima

Cayratia mollissima is a liana belonging to the Vitaceae family (Grape family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple/palmate compound leaves, cymose/panicle flower clusters, berry fruit. It is typically found in evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests. It occurs across Indo-Malesia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during March-December.

Botanical family

Vitaceae

Grape family

Cayratia mollissima belongs to the Vitaceae family.

The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.

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