Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Vitaceae | Genus: Ampelocissus | Species: Ampelocissus latifolia (Roxb.) Planch. |
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Fruit |
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| Synonym | Vitis latifolia Roxb. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Jungle Angoor, Golinda, Katti-bel, Pani-bel, Amlavetasah | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Jungle Grape-Vine. | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Jungle Angoor | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 2000 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Berries globose, black, succulent, 2-seeded; seeds elliptic, margins rugose. |
| Habitat | Climbers of miscellaneous, climbing on bushes | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Sub Himalayan tracts, Central and South India; Nepal. | Bark Details | Bark smooth, green-purple, covered with thin glaucous bloom |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Patiala-ki-Rao Reserved Forest, Manimajara and Daria | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Digitate | ||
| Description of Species | Large climbers, quite glabrous, except young parts; stem hollow, striate; bark smooth, green-purple, covered with thin glaucous bloom; tendrils forked. Leaves simple, 3-7 angled or lobed, orbicular, cordate, dentate; glabrescent when mature; base 5-7 nerved. Flowers small, reddish-brown, 5-merous, in axillary short peduncled cymes, together with tendrils; pedicel almost equal to flowers. Petals 5, distinct. Style very short or absent. Berries globose, black, succulent, 2-seeded; seeds elliptic, margins rugose. | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, 3-7 angled or lobed, orbicular, cordate, dentate; glabrescent when mature; base 5-7 nerved |
