Ampelocissus multistriata

Family: Vitaceae

What it is like

A large climber. The stems are hollow and have fine lines along them. The leaves have 5 leaflets. They can be simple and have 5 lobes. The leaflet blade is 22 cm long by 11 cm wide. The side leaflets are smaller. The flowers are in a branched cluster. They are on a stalk 11 cm long. There are tendrils below the flower stalk. The fruit is about 1 cm long. They are narrowly oval. The seeds are dark brown and 9 mm long by 4 mm wide.

There are about 95 Ampelocissus species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in savanna scrub. It grows along rivers.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Chad, Congo, East Africa, Gambia, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Southern Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, West Africa, Zambia

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit, seeds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Dirindiri, Funhalon, Galavumba, Me, Perupe

Synonyms

Ampelocissus leprieurii Planch.; Ampelocissus longicuspis Mildbr.; Ampelocissus pentaphylla Gilg. & M. Brandt; Ampelocissus sarcantha Gilg. & M. Brandt.; Vitis multistriata Baker; Vitis pentaphylla Guill. & Perrault;