Small-Leaved Grape


Scientific Name

Vitis flexuosa var. flexuosa


Other Names


Life Form

Climber


Synonyms

Vitis parvifolia Roxb.


Family

Vitaceae



Usages

Medicine - Juice is used for fatigue, hydrodipsia, hiccups, injuries caused by falls. Fruits are used for xeropulmonary cough, hematemesis, dyspepsia, dysentery. Leaves are used for food accumulation, dysentery, eczema, scalding and burns. Root or root bark is used for icteric hepatitis, rheumatic arthralgia, injuries caused by falls, and anthracia.


Native to

Bangladesh, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan


Habitat

Temperate biome, 100- 2300m.


Conservation Status

Not evaluated



Plant Description

Perennail climber.

Woody and flexible, allowing it to climb on various supports.

Broad, heart-shaped, with toothed margins.

Small, greenish-yellow flowers arranged in clusters.

Small, round berries that ripen to a dark color.


Phenology

Flowering: March-May.