Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Vitaceae | Genus: Vitis | Species: Vitis vinifera L. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Vitis sylvestris Cissus vinifera | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Grape, Wine grape, Purpleleaf Grape, Common Grape | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Grapes | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Angur | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | 800-1400 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | The fruit is a berry known as a grape; in the wild species it is 6 mm diameter and ripens dark purple to blackish |
| Habitat | Occurs in woodland garden sunny edge, dappled shade | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Western Ghats endemic to Penisular India | Bark Details | Bark on older wood usually peeling from old stems in long shreds, but smooth bark on 1-year-old wood and flaky |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Palmate | ||
| Description of Species | It is a liana growing to 35 yards (32 m) tall, with flaky bark | Leaf Details | The leaves are alternate, palmately lobed, 5–20 cm long and broad |
