Cissus quadrangularis
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Vitales |
| Family: | Vitaceae |
| Genus: | Cissus |
| Species: | C. quadrangularis |
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Cissus quadrangularis L. |
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Cissus quadrangularis is a perennial plant of the grape family. It is also known as veldt grape, devil's backbone, adamant creeper, asthisamharaka, hadjod and pirandai.
It is probably native to Bangladesh, India or Sri Lanka, but is also found in Africa, Arabia, and Southeast Asia. It has been imported to Brazil and the southern United States.
Cissus quadrangularis reaches a height of 1.5 m and has quadrangular-sectioned branches with internodes 8 to 10 cm long and 1.2 to 1.5 cm wide. Along each angle is a leathery edge. Toothed trilobe leaves 2 to 5 cm wide appear at the nodes. Each has a tendril emerging from the opposite side of the node. Racemes of small white, yellowish, or greenish flowers; globular berries are red when ripe.
in Rangareddy district of Telangana, India.
in Rangareddy district of Telangana, India.
in Rangareddy district of Telangana, India.
Devil's backbone in Thrissur, Kerala, India
Cissus quadrangularis has been used as a medicinal plant since antiquity.Cissus has been used in various Ayurvedic classical medicines to heal broken bones and injured ligaments and tendons. In siddha medicine it is considered a tonic and analgesic, and is believed to help heal broken bones, thus its name asthisamharaka (that which prevents the destruction of bones). The Garo tribe of Bangladesh have used C. quadrangularis as a medicinal plant for bone fracture.
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