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Cayratia pedata
Birdfoot grapevine is a woody climbing vine in the grape family, native to India, southern China and Java. It is grown mainly as a climber in warm, humid tropical conditions.
Cayratia pedata, popularly known as birdfoot grapevine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Vitaceae.
The native range of the species is India to China (Yunnan, Guangxi) and Jawa.
Leaf is used in the treatment of ulcers, inflammation, and scabies. The extract of the plant contains significant amounts of alkaloids, tannins, phenolic compounds, flavonoids, and terpenoids.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cayratia pedata 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.
