Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Vitaceae | Genus: Cayratia | Species: Cayratia trifolia (Linn.) Domin( अमलबेल ) |
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| Synonym | Vitis trifolia Linn., Cissus carnosa Lam, Vitis carnosa (Lam.) | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Amalbel, Gidardrak, Tamanya, Ramchana | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Fox Grape, Bush grape, Cayratia, Three leaf cayratia, | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Amal – bel | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1000 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Berries globose, black, 2 – 4 seeded; seeds trigonous, rugose |
| Habitat | Common; miscellaneous forests of sub Himalayan tracts and sub Himalayan tracts and warmer parts. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India; Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Myanmar, China. | Bark Details | Dark grey bark |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Trifoliate | ||
| Description of Species | Large slender climbers with angular branches. Leaves 3 – foliate, petioled; leaflets usually, shortly stalked; terminal usually elliptic or obovate, apex acute, coarsely crenate or dentate; stipules oblong; tendrils opposite the leaves. Flowers greenish – white, umbellately cymes, often longer than leaves; 4 – merous. Petals 4, distinct. Fruit a berries globose, black, 2 – 4 seeded; seeds trigonous, rugose | Leaf Details | Leaves 3 – foliate, petioled; leaflets usually, shortly stalked; terminal usually elliptic or obovate, apex acute, coarsely crenate or dentate; stipules oblong; tendrils opposite the leaves. |
