✿Vitaceae · Cissus

Khajgoli Cha Vel / Five-Finger Wild Grape

Cissus elongata

Climber
Habit
Climber
Found in India
Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
Flowering
May-November

How to identify Khajgoli Cha Vel

Identify Khajgoli Cha Vel 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.
  • Confirm leaf type: Palmately compound (leaflets radiate from one point).
  • Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
  • In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-November.
  • In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam.
  • Confirm it sits within the Vitaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Khajgoli Cha Vel.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Cissus elongata
Genus
Cissus
Family
Vitaceae
Habit
Climber
Found in India
Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
Flowering & fruiting
May-November
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf type
Palmately compound (leaflets radiate from one point)recorded
Leaf surface
Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Alternate
Toothed margin leaf character
Margin
Toothed
Palmate venation leaf character
Venation
Palmate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Khajgoli Cha Vel itself; the rest are typical of the Vitaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Inflorescence
Cyme
Fruit
Berry

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

Local Names

Marathi
खाजगोळीचा वेल Khajgoli cha Vel

About Khajgoli Cha Vel

A member of the Vitaceae family, Five-Finger Wild Grape (Cissus elongata) is a climber. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. Flowering and fruiting run from May to November.

Illustration representing the Vitaceae family
Botanical family

Vitaceae

Grape family

Khajgoli Cha Vel belongs to the Vitaceae family.

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