Causonis trifolia

Causonis trifolia commonly known as bush grape, fox-grape, three-leaved wild vine or threeleaf cayratia is a species of liana plant native to Australia and Asia. It has black-colored berries, and its leaves contain several flavonoids, such as cyanidin and delphinidin. Hydrocyanic acid is present in the stem, leaves and roots.^[3][4][5][6]

Causonis trifolia
Leaves and ripe fruit in Rajbari, Bangladesh
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Vitales
Family:	Vitaceae
Genus:	Causonis
Species:	C. trifolia
Binomial name
Causonis trifolia (L.) Mabb. & J.Wen[1][2]
Synonyms[1]
13 synonyms Cayratia trifolia (L.) Domin Cissus trifolia (L.) K.Schum. Columella trifolia (L.) Merr. Vitis trifolia L. Cayratia carnosa (Lam.) Gagnep. Cayratia trifolia var. cinerea (Lam.) Gagnep. Cissus carnosa Lam. Cissus cinerea Lam. Cissus psoraliifolia (F.Muell.) Planch. Vitis carnosa (Lam.) Wall. Vitis crenata Wall. Vitis psoraliifolia F.Muell. Vitis scabicaulis Wall.

Distribution

This species is native to areas from Pakistan and the Indian subcontinent, through southeast Asia to Queensland, Australia.^[1][2]

Gallery

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  New growth
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  Leaves and flower buds
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  Fruit