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cissampelos
Scientific Name: Cissampelos
Family: Menispermaceae
Category: Dicot
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Cissampelos Species: A Detailed Overview
The genus Cissampelos belongs to the family Menispermaceae and encompasses various species of flowering plants. Several species, notably Cissampelos pareira, have a history of traditional medicinal uses.
Considerations for Pets
- Cissampelos pareira is a climbing vine.
Considerations for Children
- Cissampelos pareira produces inedible, dark red, grape-like fruits.
Scientific Classification
- Genus: Cissampelos
- Family: Menispermaceae
- Kingdom: Angiosperms (Flowering plants)
Nomenclature and Synonyms (Cissampelos pareira)
- Scientific Name: Cissampelos pareira
- Common Names: Velvetleaf, Hairy heartleaf, Heart-leaved vine
- Sanskrit/Indian Name: Patha
- Synonyms: Abuta fluminum, Abuta grandifolia, Abuta grisebachii, Abuta panurensis, abutua, Abuta, aristoloche lobee, barbasco, bejuco de cerca, bejuco de raton, pareira brava, Velvet Leaf, False pareira brava, Faux pareira brava, Paria brava, Sansau, Xi sheng teng
- Varieties: Cissampelos pareira L. var. mucronata (A. Rich.) Engl., Cissampelos pareira Linn. sensu stricto var. hirsuta (DC.) Forman
- Misapplied Names:Cissampelos convolvulacea Willd.
Distribution and Habitat
- Cissampelos pareira is found in tropical regions, including the Amazon rainforest.
- Specific locations include: USA (Florida), U.S. Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Galapagos Islands, Jamaica, Peru, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador.
- Cissampelos capensis is found in Porseleinberg Riebeek-Kasteel Swartland.
- Prefers disturbed habitats.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Cissampelos pareira is described as a slender, tropical woody, climbing vine (liana).
- It has orbicular-shaped leaves and white-greenish flowers.
- Cissampelos owariensis is a perennial climbing plant with annual stems.
- Climbers or lianes with simple, peltate or subpeltate leaves that are entire or angular. Male inflorescences of small corymbose cymes.
- Cissampelos capensis is known as dawidjies or dawidjieswortel.
Quirky Facts
- Cissampelos pareira is commonly referred to as the "midwife's herb" due to its traditional uses.
Traditional and Medicinal Uses
- Various species have a rich history of traditional medicinal use.
- Cissampelos sympodialis is traditionally used in Brazil for the treatment of diarrhea and respiratory tract diseases.
- Cissampelos pareira is traditionally used in the management of diabetes mellitus in Embu County, Kenya.
- Cissampelos capensis is the most important and best-known medicinal plant of the region it grows in.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Research has focused on the antiviral activity of Cissampelos pareira extracts against Dengue virus serotypes.
Further Information
- Tropical Plant Database
- Missouri Botanical Garden (MBG)
- USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants