Vitaceae FAMILY
Cissus adnata
Cissus adnata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cissus adnata is a deciduous, slender, climbing shrub producing stems 5 - 15 metres long[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The stems either scramble over the ground or climb into surrounding vegetation for support, attaching themselves by means of tendrils[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of cordage.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Indian subcontinent, through southeast Asia to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and northern Australia.
HabitatSemi-deciduous thickets close to beaches, monsoon forest and open forest, usually on well-drained soils[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].