Causonis trifolia
Causonis trifolia commonly known as bush Grape, fox-grape, three-leaved wild vine or threeleaf cayratia is a species of liana plant native to Australia and Asia. It has black-colored berries, and its leaves contain several flavonoids, such as cyanidin and delphinidin. Hydrocyanic acid is present in the stem, leaves and roots.[1][2][3][4]
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| Causonis trifolia leaves and ripe fruit in Rajbari, Bangladeshi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Vitales |
| Family: | Vitaceae |
| Genus: | Causonis |
| Species: | C. trifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Causonis trifolia (L.) Mabb. & J.Wen | |
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Distribution
This species can be found in Indian subcontinent, especially in India, Bangladeshi and Philippines, Queensland.[5]
Gallery
Causonis trifolia leaves and flower buds
References
- "Cayratia trifolia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- G. J. H. Grubben, O. A. Denton. Vegetables. Backhuys Publishers. p. 166.
- Ian W. B. Thornton (1997). Krakatau. Harvard University Press. pp. 121, 155.
- C. P. Khare (2008). Indian Medicinal Plants. Springer. p. 132.
- Rao, Ananda (1995). "Flora of Lakshadweep islands off the Malabar coast, peninsular India, with emphasis on phytogeographical distribution of plants". Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany. 19: 235–250.
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