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Useful Tropical Plants

Cissus adnata

Roxb.

Vitaceae

+ Synonyms

Vitis adnata (Roxb.) Wall.

Common Name:

Cissus adnata
Flowering stem
Photograph by: Unknown
Image credit to Australian National Botanic Gardens
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General Information

Cissus adnata is a deciduous, slender, climbing shrub producing stems 5 - 15 metres long[
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Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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]. The stems either scramble over the ground or climb into surrounding vegetation for support, attaching themselves by means of tendrils[
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The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of cordage.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

266
Title
Flora of China
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year
1994
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.

Range

E. Asia - southern China, Indian subcontinent, through southeast Asia to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and northern Australia.

Habitat

Semi-deciduous thickets close to beaches, monsoon forest and open forest, usually on well-drained soils[
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Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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Properties

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HabitClimber
Height10.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details


The plant usually grows wild on sandy to sandy loams, but is sometimes found on lateritic or calcareous soils[
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Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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Edible Uses

Leaves - cooked and eaten as a vegetable[
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Medicinal

The root is alterative, diuretic and blood purifier[
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]. A cold infusion of the pounded root is taken as a treatment for cough[
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http://proseanet.org/
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Applied externally, the powdered root is heated and used as a poultice on cuts and fractures[
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Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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Website
http://proseanet.org/
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Year
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Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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The juice from the stem is taken as a treatment for cough and diarrhoea[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
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Year
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Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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Externally the leaves are applied as a poultice for the maturation of boils[
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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.
].

Other Uses

The stem is commonly used for cordage.

Propagation

Seed -
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