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Cissus (Cissus quadrangularis)

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Cissus (Cissus quadrangularis) habit, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
Hadjod growing on a mango tree
Cissus (Cissus quadrangularis)
Hadjod plant
Common names 

Veldt-grape, winged treebine, devil's backbone, asthisamharaka, adamant creeper, hadjod, pirandai [English]; vid hiedra [Spanish]; umubogora [Kinyarwanda]; হাড়জোড়া [Bengali]; हड़जोड़ [Hindi]; ചങ്ങലംപരണ്ട [Malayalam]; பிரண்டை [Tamil]; เพชรสังฆาต [Thai] 

Species 

Cissus quadrangularis L. [Vitaceae]

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Description 

Cisssus quadrangularis is a deciduous, woody climber belonging to the grape family. Stems are succulent, quadrangular, sometimes pubescent at the angles. Leaves are simple and reniform. Fruits are ovoid, red when ripe (Aluka, 2009). In South Africa, it is used by farmers for treating worm infestations and coughs in livestock (Kunene et al., 2003). It is an important medicinal plant in Southern and South East Asia. In India, stems are also eaten fried or curried (Aguilar, 2001).

Distribution 

It is widespread in the tropics: tropical Africa, Arabia, Madagascar, India and Sri Lanka. It is naturalized in Vietnam, Thailand, Java, the Moluccas and the Philippines. It thrives in arid or semi-arid regions, near the coast and up to an altitude of 300 m (Aguilar, 2001).

Environmental impact 

Cissus quadrangularis is reported to be a noxious weed in Oman, destroying other shrubs, particularly acacias, by climbing and smothering them (Osman, 2001).

Nutritional aspects
Potential constraints 

It is suspected to cause significant loss of livestock (sheep and goats) in the Sudan (Barakat et al., 1985).

Ruminants 

It is unpalatable to animals (Okoti et al., 2004).

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References
References 
Aguilar, N. O., 2001. Cissus quadrangularis L.. Record from Proseabase. van Valkenburg, J.L.C.H. and Bunyapraphatsara, N. (Editors). PROSEA (Plant Resources of South-East Asia) Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia web icon
Aluka, 2009. Entry for Cissus quadrangularis L.. Aluka digital database web icon
Barakat, S. E. M. ; Adam, S. E. I. ; Maglad, M. A. ; Wasfi, I. A., 1985. Effects of Cissus quadrangularis on goats and sheep in Sudan. Rev. Elev. Méd. Vét. Pays Trop., 38 (2): 185-194 web icon
Kunene, N. ; Wilson, R. A. C. ; Myeni, N. P., 2003. The use of trees, shrubs and herbs in livestock production by communal farmers in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Afr. J. Range & Forage Sci., 20 (3): 271-274 web icon
Okoti, M. ; Ng’ethe, J. C. ; Ekaya, W. N. ; Mbuvi, D. M., 2004. Land use, ecology, and socio-economic changes in a pastoral production system. J. Hum. Ecol., 16 (2): 83-89 web icon
Ole-Miaron, J. O., 2003. The Maasai ethnodiagnostic skill of livestock diseases: a lead to traditional bioprospecting. J. Ethnopharm., 84 (1): 79-83 web icon
Osman, A. E., 2001. Forage and range germplasm collection in Dhofar, Oman (November 8-18, 2001). In: Collection of valuable indigenous plant species of the Arabian Peninsula 1998-2004, ICARDA web icon
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Datasheet citation 

Heuzé V., Tran G., 2020. Cissus (Cissus quadrangularis). Feedipedia, a programme by INRAE, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. https://www.feedipedia.org/node/593 Last updated on June 8, 2020, 17:21

English correction by Tim Smith (Animal Science consultant) and Hélène Thiollet (AFZ)
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