Biology:Causonis trifolia

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Short description: Species of vine

Causonis trifolia
Leaves and ripe fruit in Rajbari, Bangladesh
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Causonis
Species:
C. trifolia
Binomial name
Causonis trifolia
(L.) Mabb. & J.Wen[1][2]
Synonyms[1]

Causonis trifolia commonly known as bush grape, fox-grape, three-leaved wild vine or threeleaf cayratia is a species of plant native to regions from India, through Southeast Asia to Australia and the western Pacific Ocean. It is a vine with a stem diameter up to 7 cm (2.8 in), trifoliate leaves and blackish berries. Its leaves contain several flavonoids, such as cyanidin and delphinidin. Hydrocyanic acid is present in the stem, leaves and roots.[3][4][5][6]

Distribution

Causonis trifolia is native to these areas (as defined in the WGSRPG):[1][7]

  • Indian subcontinent: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Laccadive Islands, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya
  • Indo-China: Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, South China Sea, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Malesia: Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Christmas Islands
  • Papuasia: Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands
  • Australasia: Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
  • Southwestern Pacific: New Caledonia, Vanuatu
  • Northwestern Pacific: Caroline Islands


  • New growth
    New growth
  • Leaves and flower buds
    Leaves and flower buds
  • Fruit
    Fruit

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Causonis trifolia (L.) Mabb. & J.Wen". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77164230-1. 
  2. ↑ "Causonis trifolia (L.) Mabb. & J.Wen". 2025. https://www.gbif.org/species/10995009. 
  3. ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Causonis trifolia | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = }}
  4. ↑ G. J. H. Grubben, O. A. Denton. Vegetables. Backhuys Publishers. p. 166. 
  5. ↑ Ian W. B. Thornton (1997). Krakatau. Harvard University Press. pp. 121, 155. 
  6. ↑ C. P. Khare (2008). Indian Medicinal Plants. Springer. p. 132. 
  7. ↑ Brummitt, R.K. (2001). World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (2nd ed.). International Working Group on Taxonomic Databases For Plant Sciences (TDWG). https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tdwg/wgsrpd/master/109-488-1-ED/2nd%20Edition/TDWG_geo2.pdf. Retrieved 10 October 2025. 
  • Map of herbarium records of this species at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • Observations of this species on iNaturalist
  • Images of this species on Flickriver.com
  • Images labelled as Cayratia trifolia on Flickriver.com

Wikidata ☰ Q90431456 entry




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