✿Vitaceae · Cayratia

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

Leaf type: Palmately compound (leaflets radiate from one point)recorded
Leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement: Alternate
Margin: Toothed
Venation: Palmate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Cayratia mollissima 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.

About Cayratia mollissima

A member of the Vitaceae family, Cayratia mollissima is a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya and 1 other states. It grows in evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to December.

Botanical family

Vitaceae

Grape family

Cayratia mollissima belongs to the Vitaceae family.

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