Pannikkodi / Birdfoot Grape-Vine
Cayratia pedata
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cayratia pedata
- Genus
- Cayratia
- Family
- Vitaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and open deciduous forests and plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Malay Archipelago, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Vitaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Vitaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Pannikkodi, Tiripatakam, Kattu pirandai
- Kannada
- ಕಾಮಪಟಿಗೆ Kaama patige ಕಾಮಪಟಿಗೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Kaama patige balli
- Malayalam
- Velutta sori valli, വെളുത്ത ചൊറിവള്ളി
- Marathi
- Gorpadvel
About Pannikkodi
Birdfoot Grape-Vine (Cayratia pedata) 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 moist deciduous and open deciduous forests and plains. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Malay Archipelago, Myanmar. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Vitaceae
Grape family
Pannikkodi belongs to the Vitaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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