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Cissus quadrangularis  L.

Veldt Grape, Devil's Backbone, Adamant Creeper

Plants > Angiosperms > Vitaceae > ​​​Cissus quadrangularis

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
​Order: Vitales​
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Cissus
Species: quadrangularis


  • Common names: Veldt Grape, Devil's Backbone, Adamant Creeper
  • Thai names: ขั่นข้อ khan kho (Ratchaburi), เพชรสังฆาต phet sang khat (Bangkok), สันชะควด san cha khuat (Bangkok), สามร้อยต่อ sam roi to (Prachuap Khiri Khan)
  • Chinese names: 
  • Distribution: ​​Possibly native to Bangladesh, India or Sri Lanka, but is also found in Africa, Arabia, and Southeast Asia. It has been imported to Brazil and the southern United States.
  • Image locations: Chonburi
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Cissus quadrangularis from Thailand.
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Cissus quadrangularis (Chonburi Prov.)

References: 
​The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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