Vitis PENTAGONA (Roxb.) Lawson.


Synonym : Cissus pentagona Roxb.
Vitis kelungensis Momiy.
Vitis lanata Roxb.
Vitis quinquangularis Rehder.
Bangla Name : Sona-tola.
English Name : -
Family : Vitaceae
Disease : Filaria
Description : A large woody climber, stem 5-angled. Leaves 7.6-10 cm long, ovate or cordate-ovate, acuminate, serrulate, glabrous. Cymes on long peduncles. Flowers very small, yellowish.
Distribution : Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts and Cox’s Bazar.
Chemical Constituents : -
Uses : The roots of this plant in combination with other plants are used for the treatment of filaria by the tribal in Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Habit : Climber