About Cissus
Cissus repens is a species of tropical rainforest vine in the grape family. It is found in various parts of Asia including Malaysia. This vine is recorded as far south as Cape York Peninsula and the wet tropics region of north eastern Queensland, Australia. It has heart shaped leaves, near them on the stem is the tendril. The specific epithet repens is from the Latin, meaning “creeping”.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cissus repens
- Genus
- Cissus
- Family
- VITACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Deciduous and Evergreen forests
- Distribution
- Himalayas, India, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Myanmar
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- செம்பிரண்டை
- Kannada
- ಎಲೆಕೊಂಬುಬಳ್ಳಿ Elekombuballi, ಮರಡೆ Marade
- Malayalam
- ചുവന്ന ചുണ്ണാമ്പുവള്ളി
Botanical family
Vitaceae
Grape family
Cissus belongs to the Vitaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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