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


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