Cayratia mollissima (Wallich) Gagnep.
Family
Vitaceae
Synonyms
Vitis mollissima Wallich.
Vernacular Names
| Malaysia | Lakom gajah, kesakitan burong, akar sebenkak. |
| Vietnam | v[as]c l[oo]ng m[eef]m. |
Geographical Distributions
Thailand, Indo-China, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Description
Cayratia mollissima is an evergreen climber, measure 2-10 m long and with long stiffly hairy stem.
The leaves are 3-foliolate, measure up to 5 cm long petiole and hairy. The leaflets are elliptical to obliquely ovate in shape, serrate margins while both surfaces are softly hairy. The corymb is axillary, wide-spreading and measure up to 7.5 cm in diametre. The peduncle is measure up to 5 cm long.
The dull bluish-green flowers are small.
The berry is ovoid in shape, measure up to 2.5 cm in diametre, white to pinkish in colour and with crystals.
Ecology / Cultivation
C. mollissima occurs commonly along forest margins.
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References
- Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 12 (2): Medicinal and poisonous plants.
