Scientific Name: Tetrastigma nitens

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  • Common Name:
    Three-leaf Water Vine, Native Grape, Shining Grape
  • Type:
    Woody Climber , vine
  • Family:
    VITACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Greenish in clusters, summer
  • Fruit:
    Blackish berry. Edible but can irritate throat,
  • Vegetation Type:
    Sub-tropical, littoral and dry rainforest
  • Species List:
    Bush food,
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Bush food: edible tasty food. Flesh not unlike cultivated grapes. Can be eaten without discomfort to the throat.

Stems yield water.

Identification Notes

Stems hairless. ||Tendrils opposite leaves. ||Coarsely and regularly toothed, leaf consists of 3 smaller leaflets with central leaflet longest.||

Landscaping Notes

Vigorous vine requires stout support or trellis. Pot plant or hanging basket.||Propagation is from seed, ripening August-November, and from cuttings. ||Hardy and vigorous, it requires moist, well-drained soils.||