Vitaceae · Cissus

Begonia Vine

Cissus discolor

Climber
Habit
Climber
Found in India
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Meghalaya & more
Flowering
August-October

Plant Details

Scientific name
Cissus discolor
Genus
Cissus
Family
Vitaceae
Habit
Climber
Habitat
Moist Deciduous forests and semi-Evergreen forests, also in sacred groves
Habitat type
Forest
Distribution
Indo-Malesia
Found in India
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Assam, Sikkim, Kerala
Flowering & fruiting
August-October
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement
Alternate
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Toothed margin leaf character
Margin
Toothed
Palmate venation leaf character
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 Begonia Vine

Begonia Vine (Cissus discolor) is a climber 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 forests and semi-evergreen forests, also in sacred groves. It occurs across Indo-Malesia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-October.

Illustration representing the Vitaceae family
Botanical family

Vitaceae

Grape family

Begonia Vine belongs to the Vitaceae family.

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