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Ampelocissus martini

Ampelocissus martini
Photo: Omar hoftun, CC BY-SA 4.0

Ampelocissus martini is a climbing vine or shrub in the grape family, native to mainland Southeast Asia, where its wild fruit is gathered and eaten. Growing it is mostly a matter of giving it warm, humid conditions and a support to climb.

Family
Vitaceae (Grape family)
Grows as
Shrub, Climber
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and water less in the cooler months.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile, humus-rich mix.
Temperature
20–35 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Indo-China to Pen. Malaysia, Borneo, Philippines
Climate
wet tropical

About

Ampelocissus martini is a species of climber or shrub in the Vitaceae family. Some sources use the spelling Ampelocissus martinii.

It is native to an area of Mainland Southeast Asia. The fruit are eaten by people and by several species of Pangasiidae shark catfish of the Mekong river.

Where it grows

The species is native to an area within Mainland Southeast Asia. Countries and regions that it occurs in are: Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia); Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam; Laos.

Uses

The fruit is eaten, including, in Cambodia, unripe with salt. In the community forest of Khok Bung Preu (northeast Thailand), the wild fruit are one of a number of non-timber forest products gathered by the local people, mainly for sale, with no limit on quantities harvested.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ampelocissus martini by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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