Sandpaper Vine
Tetracera indica
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Kerala
- Flowering
- March-May
How to identify Sandpaper Vine
Identify Sandpaper Vine by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climbing shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Rough sandpapery leaves (sandpaper vine).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Madhya Pradesh, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Dilleniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sandpaper Vine.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tetracera indica
- Genus
- Tetracera
- Family
- Dilleniaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Thailand,Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malesia
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-May
About Sandpaper Vine
Sandpaper Vine (Tetracera indica) belongs to the Dilleniaceae family, where it grows as a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Madhya Pradesh and Kerala. Flowering and fruiting run from March to May.
Dilleniaceae
Dillenia Family
Sandpaper Vine belongs to the Dilleniaceae family.
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