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Ampelocissus acapulcensis

Botanic Family

Vitaceae

Author

(Kunth) Planchon

Common Names

• Uva (Mexico
• El Salvador)
• Uva Silvestre (El Salvador)
• Uva Cimarrona (Mexico)
• Uva de Campo (Mexico)

Geographical Habitats

• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Mexico

Natural Habitats

• Thickets
• secondary forest
• creekside

Flowering Times

• Mar (El Salvador) Jan
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul (Mexico)

Fruiting Times

• Feb
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul (Mexico)

Large woody creeping or climbing vine to 10m with branched tendrils. 3-lobed dentate leaves to 160mm long densely floccose -tomentose when young. Panicles of dark-red flowers, 5 petals. 25mm diameter globose red-purple fruit with bloom in clusters to 250mm across clothed with rusty wool.

Fruit possibly edible, sometimes used for making vinegar.

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List
• FOG
• Botanicus
• Kunth