Family :
Flora of Nilgiri Biosphere (Northern Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve)
Vitaceae
Leaf arrangement
Alternate distichous
Leaf Type
Simple
Leaf Shape
Sub-orbicular, Ovate
Leaf Apex
Rounded
Leaf Base
Rounded
Leaf Margin
Serrate
Habit : A rambling shrub.
Habitat and Distribution : Common in the plains, from scrub jungles and wastelands to 900m, on thickets. India and widespread in drier parts of Africa and Arabia.
Indigenous Information : The tender stem is made into a chutney which is an appetizer.
Field Tips : Stem four-angular, winged or margined, jointed at the nodes.
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Names:
Irula : Naralaikodi, Perandai
Tamil : Perandai
Malayalam : Changalamparanda
Flower:
In umbellate cymes, greenish yellow, red tipped. Flowering throughout the year.Fruit :
A berry, globose, green turning red. Seed smooth. Fruiting throughout the year.
