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.

Sources

• Cissus striata in Chilebosque
• Chilean climbers handbook
• Florachilena.cl