Basket vine
Trichostigma octandrum

Family: Phytolaccaceae

What it is like

A clambering shrub or creeper. It grows 5-10 m long or longer. The branches hang down. The stems are cylinder shaped and 5-15 cm across. The leaves are alternate and papery and narrowly oval. They are 4-9 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. They are dull dark green on the upper surface and dull light green underneath. The fruit are round and fleshy and 5-7 mm long. They are purple.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. ECHO

Countries/locations it is found in

Dominican Republic, Guiana, Haiti, North America, Puerto Rico, South America, USA, Venezuela, West Indies

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Plants are grown by cuttings.

Its other names

Local names

Basket wiss, Bejuco de nasa, Bejuco de palma, Bejuco de paloma, Black wiss, Hoopvine, Liann panye

Synonyms

Rivina octandra L.;