Cempirantai / South Indian Treebine
Cissus vitiginea
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- May-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cissus vitiginea
- Genus
- Cissus
- Family
- Vitaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-December
- 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
- Tamil
- cempirantai, mutainari
- Malayalam
- nerinnampuli
About Cempirantai
South Indian Treebine (Cissus vitiginea) 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 dry and moist deciduous forests also in the plains. It is native to India, Sri Lanka. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during May-December. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Vitaceae
Grape family
Cempirantai belongs to the Vitaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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