Pani Bel
Cissus repanda
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- February-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cissus repanda
- Genus
- Cissus
- Family
- Vitaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests, also in sacred groves
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Indian subcontinent
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Indo-China
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-September
- 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
- Hindi
- पानी बेल pani bel
- Nepali
- झुलेती jhuletee
- Telugu
- గుమ్మడి తీగ gummadi thige, నేలబొడ్డు nelaboddu, పసుపు గోదాని తీగ pasupu godani thiga
- Kannada
- ಎಲೆಕೊಂಬು ಬಳ್ಳಿ elekombu balli, ಮುಡಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ mudi balli
- Marathi
- गेंदाळ gendal
About Pani Bel
Pani Bel (Cissus repanda) is a climbing shrub 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 semi-evergreen forests, also in sacred groves. Native to Indian subcontinent, it is distributed across India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Indo-China. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-September.
Vitaceae
Grape family
Pani Bel belongs to the Vitaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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