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Family: Vitaceae	Genus: Cayratia	Species: Cayratia trifolia (Linn.)

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Vitis trifolia Linn., Cissus carnosa Lam, Vitis carnosa (Lam.)	Flower Color	Greenish
Common Name	Fox Grape, Threeleaf cayratia, Bush grape, Aranyavasini, Atyamalparni	Flower Type	Cyme
English / Trade Name	Fox Grape, Bush grape, Cayratia	Flowering Period	April-June
Vernacular /Local Name	Amal – bel Sans	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 chandigarh	Chandigarh , Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Butterfly Park , Manimajara and Daria	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, young parts grey – pubescent. 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, slender, wiry, often branched. Flowers greenish – white, umbellately cymes, often longer than leaves; 4 – merous. Petals 4, distinct. Styles conspicuous. 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, slender, wiry, often branched.

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