Cissus nodosa Blume

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Bukit Tagar, Selangor, Malaysia.Cissus nodosa Blume. Vitaceae. CN: [Malay - Pirandai], Grape ivy, Javanese treebine, Thousand roots. Native to India (Andaman and Nicobar), Malesia (Brunei, Indonesia - Celebes, Java; Malaysia); elsewhere naturalized. Large liana, climbing with tendrils. Leaves oblong, 5 by 15 cm. Flowers ca. 1.5 cm diameter, red-purple. Fruits ca. 2.5 cm dark red berries. Habitat - lowland forest, widespread but not common.Synonym(s):Vitis nodosa (Blume) Miq.Cissus glaberrima (Wall.) Planch.Vitis glaberrima Wall.Ref and suggested reading:FRIM Flora Databasewww.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2722694www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?446767zipcodezoo.com/Plants/C/Cissus_nodosa/www.asianplant.net/Vitaceae/Cissus_nodosa.htm