Cissus woodrowii (St …

Scientific Name :
Cissus woodrowii (Stapf ex Cooke) Santapau

Synonym
:
Vitis woodrowii T.Cooke

Common Name
: Woodrow’s Grape Tree, Girnul
Plant Family : Vitaceae
Habit : Shrub

Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting
: June to September
Flower Colour : Light Green
Description : Height: 1 to 2 m
Stem: Grey, thick at base, woody, fissured bark
Leaves: Simple, lobed, appears like grape leaf, cordate,crenate, 10 to 20 cm
Flowers: Greenish white
Inflorescence: Compound umbels
Fruits: Berry, globose, black

Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : CH, VT
Distribution Range : W. India (Maharashtra).
Uses : Fruits have anti – oxidant properties