Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family   

   MC003 : Ampelocissus latifolia (Roxb.) Planch.

Plant Category : Climbers

Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : 84

Synonym : Ampelocissus erioclada (Wight & Arn.) Planch. [Illegitimate]; Vitis erioclada Wight & Arn.; Vitis latifolia Roxb.;

Plant Common Name : Kandvel, Popasvel, Rudrakshi, wild grape, katti-bel, pani-bel, dokela, nadena, ran draksha,

Plant Family : Vitaceae

Description : Wild Grape is a large herbaceous climber, with a tuberous root stock. Stem and branches are hollow, more or less smooth. Leaves circular or broadly heart-shaped 7-15 x 8-15 cm, 3-7 lobed, lobes acute, toothed. Leaf stalk 3-5 cm long. Inflorescence is a compact cyme with a stalk 6-7 cm long, ending in a long bifurcate tendril. Flowers numerous, deep reddish. Petals 5, oblong. Fruit is spherical, black, 6-7 mm, 2 seeded, rarely 3 seeded. Flowering: May-August.

Plant Location in Melghat : Mostly around villages on jhedges and small trees

Medicinal Use / Activity : Plant is used in muscular pain, sores, pneumonia and bone fracture. Decoction of the stem bark is given in stomach pain. Root paste is applied to wounds to heal; decoction is given in cases of chronic dysentery.

Plant's Phytochemicals : COMPOUNDS: Beta-sitosterol;

ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (1):

Beta-sitosterol;

Plant's Current Status : -

Plant's Cross Database Reference : 259142

Reference : Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve - http://www.hazidesaratcollege.org/journal/journalbkend/paper_list/201704120302133.%20Manas%20Paper.pdf

Reference : ~ Boeing H, Bechthold A, Bub A, Ellinger S, Haller D, Kroke A, Leschik-Bonnet E, Muller MJ, Oberritter H, Schulze M, Stehle P and Watzl B; "Critical review: vegetables and fruit in the prevention of chronic diseases"; Eur J Nutr (2012); 51(6): 637-63 PMID : 22684631

~ 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 : Ampelocissus
Species : Ampelocissus latifolia (Roxb.) Planch.

Ampelocissus latifolia (Roxb.) Planch.
Ampelocissus latifolia (Roxb.) Planch.
Ampelocissus latifolia (Roxb.) Planch.
Ampelocissus latifolia (Roxb.) Planch.
Ampelocissus latifolia (Roxb.) Planch.