Cissus heyneana
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- July-October
How to identify Cissus heyneana
Identify Cissus heyneana by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a liana habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple (single blade).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Vitaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Cissus heyneana.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Simple (single blade)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cissus heyneana 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.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കൽഞരള
About Cissus heyneana
A member of the Vitaceae family, Cissus heyneana is a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh, Goa and Tamil Nadu. Flowering and fruiting run from July to October.

Vitaceae
Grape family
Cissus heyneana belongs to the Vitaceae family.
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