Vitaceae FAMILY

Vitis tiliifolia

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vitis tiliifolia is a small to very large climbing shrub with thick, woody stems that can be 10 - 35 metres long and up to 20cm in diameter[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ , 369 Title Flora of Costa Rica Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1938 ISBN Description Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet. , 648 Title Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Vol. 51 Publication Author Acevedo-Rodríguez P. (Editor) Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Smithsonian Institution; Washington. Year 2005 ISBN Description A treatment of the climbing plants of Puerto Rico. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant climbs into the trees and shrubs in the forest, supporting itself by means of coiled tendrils. Best known for the watery sap that can be obtained from the stems, the plant also yields a sour fruit, has local medicinal uses and can be used as cordage.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - Ecuador, Colombia; Central America - Panama through to Mexico; Caribbean - Cuba and Jamaica to the Virgin Islands.

HabitatCommon in wet to dry forest or thickets, often in pine-oak forest, most plentiful at lower elevations but also extending to 1,700 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].