Cayratia pedata
Species of vine
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Cayratia pedata, popularly known as birdfoot grapevine,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Vitaceae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Vitales |
| Family: | Vitaceae |
| Genus: | Cayratia |
| Species: | C. pedata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cayratia pedata (Lam.) Juss. ex Gagnep. | |
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Description
Cayratia pedata is a woody climber with a cylindrical stem that grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It has wiry, coiled tendrils and leaves divided into five to seven smooth, toothed leaflets. The small greenish-yellow to whitish-yellow flowers, about 3 mm across, are borne in branched clusters up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long. The fruits are round, creamy-white berries, each containing one or two flat, semicircular seeds.
Flowering
March to June.
Distribution
The native range of the species is India to China (Yunnan, Guangxi) and Jawa.[3]
