Trees & Plants

Fox grape

Kudhimarifai

Cayratia trifolia (L.) Domin

Occasional in mangrove habitats in some northern islands The plant is considered an astringent, diuretic, antibacterial, antiscorbutic, antitumor, hypoglycemic and rubefacient. Infusion of seeds with the extract of its tuber is used as a remedy for diabetes. or

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uses: The plant is considered an astringent, diuretic, antibacterial, antiscorbutic, antitumor, hypoglycemic and rubefacient. Infusion of seeds with the extract of its tuber is used as a remedy for diabetes. or
family: Vitaceae
synonym: Vitis trifolia L., Causonis trifolia (L.) Raf.
description: Glabrous tendril climbers; tendril simple, bifid or more branched. × Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets 2.5-6 2-3.5 cm, ovate or elliptic, margin serrate, thinly coriaceous. Inflorescence an umbellate or corymbose cyme, axillary; peduncle to 8 cm long. Flower small, greenish-white. Calyx lobes 4. Petals 4, disk white. Stamens 4. Fruit a berry, to 1 cm across, depressed globose, dark purplish-black; seeds 1-4, pyriform.
native range: Indo-Malaysia, China and Australia
distribution: Asia and Australia
english names: Fox grape · Bush grape
flowering fruiting: Th roughout the year
occurrence maldives: Occasional in mangrove habitats in some northern islands