Cissus striata

Cissus striata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Cissus
Species: C. striata
Binomial name
Cissus striata
Ruiz & Pav.
Synonyms

Cissus deficens
Vitis striata

Cissus striata (Chilean Spanish: parrilla) is a climbing plant of the vitaceae family. The plant is found in south-central Chile with a distribution range from Coquimbo to Los Lagos Region. It is also found in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia. It has a woody stem that looks reddish when it gets older. Its leaves are composed by five folioles in a palmated shape.

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