Cissus repanda Vahl
MC006 : Cissus repanda (Wight & Arn.) Vahl,
| Plant Category | : | Climbers |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 88 |
| Synonym | : | Cissus acuminata Thwaites; Cissus aquosa Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. [Invalid]; Cissus blumeana Hassk. [Illegitimate]; Cissus gigantea (Bedd.) Planch. [Illegitimate]; Cissus indica Rottler; Cissus repanda var. subferruginea (Merr. & Chun) C.L.Li; Cissus repens Thwaites [Illegitimate]; Cissus rosea (Royle) Walp.; Cissus vitifolia Salisb.; Parthenocissus subferruginea Merr. & Chun; Rinxostylis repanda (Vahl) Raf.; Vitis gigantea Bedd.; Vitis pallida Wight & Arn.; Vitis repanda (Vahl) Wight & Arn.; Vitis vitiginea var. repanda (Vahl) Kuntze.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | K-Jujil, Pani Bel, Wavy-leaved Cissus, Dekarbela, Gendal, |
| Plant Family | : | Vitaceae |
| Description | : | Pani Bel is a large, woddy, deciduous climber. It is so named because its watery sap is drunk by people in dry rural areas. Cylindrical branches are covered with rusty hairs when young. Leaves are broadly ovate or circular, 6-17 cm long, 4-15 cm broad, deeply heart-shaped at the base, tapering at the tip, margin toothed. Leaves becomes smooth when mature. Tony flowers are born in dull red umbel-like cymes. Sepal cup is hairy outside. Petals are 2-3 mm long, traingular, oblong. Berries are 7-10 mm long, pear-shaped. Flowering: March-April. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Mostly climbing on tree trunks |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | relieve some of the symptoms of malaria; The root powder after heating is applied to cuts and fractures. Leaf poultice reduces the inflammation of boils. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0975357510800045 |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Vitales |
| Family | : Vitaceae - Grape family |
| Genus | : Cissus |
| Species | : Cissus repanda Vahl |