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Photo by Inkcacti, Etsy.com.


The flowers by Edmund Capuz, Phytoimages.siu.edu.


The leaf by Edmund Capuz, Phytoimages.siu.edu.


The fruits from GeoWiki85, Wikimedia.org.

Author: 

Jules Émile Planchon, 1884

Family:  VITACEAE
Origin: 

Borneo, Cambodia, Laos, Malaya, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

Soil: 

Mix - Rich

Water: 

Medium - Maximum

Sun: 

Medium - Maximum

Thickness: 

6 Centimetres

Height: 

 Centimetres

Flower: 

Red

Propagate: 

Seeds/Cuttings

Names: 

-

Synonyms: 

Vitis barbata var. trilobata King.
Vitis martini, Ridl.
Vitis martinellii, Planch.

This member of the Vitaceae family was given this name by Jules Émile Planchon in 1884. It is found in Borneo, Cambodia, Laos, Malaya, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. It is growing in a well drained rich soil with quite some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to six centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to eight metres in height. The flowers are red, the fruits turns dark red.

The genera name from Greek; Ἂμπελος; Ampelos; 'vine' and the Greek word κισσος kissos, meaning 'ivy'. The species is named after Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm Martini, 1729-1778, a German physician and conchologist.

Useful tip:  The root is regarded as having therapeutic properties against sexual diseases, and the seeds are eaten; the flavour is both sweet and acid at the same time, leaving a smarting sensation on the tongue, making it excellent for jellies. The unripe fruits are eaten with salt.


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