Cissus sicyoides, Cissus verticillata

Fast growing ornamental vine with woody stems and waxy dark green leaves. Black grape-like fruit are very showy in fall. Medicinal plant popularly known in Brazil as cipo-puca, insulina. The plant is used in several diseases, including rheumatism, epilepsy, stroke and also in the treatment of diabetes. Leaf decoctions of Cissus sicyoides are taken widely as a popular remedy for diabetes mellitus in Brazil, where its common name is vegetal insulin.

Similar plants:

• Cissus amazonica (Amazonian Vine)
• Cissus cactiformis (Cucumber Cactus)
• Cissus discolor, Vitis discolor (Rex Begonia Vine, Painted Cissus, Tapestry Vine )
• Cissus gongylodes (Treebine, Wing Stemmed Grape Ivy)
• Cissus quadrangularis, Vitis quadrangularis (Veld grape)
• Cissus rhombifolia (Grape Ivy, Oak Leaf Ivy, Water Vine, Kangaroo Grape, Kangaroo Treebine)
• Cissus rotundifolia (Arabian Wax Leaf, Peruvian Grape Ivy, Venezuelan Treebine, Succulent Grape)
• Cissus striata, Vitis striata, Parthenocissus striata, Sugar Vine (Miniature Grape Ivy, Ivy of Uruguay)
• Cissus tuberosa (Caudex-forming Cissus)
• Cissus tweediana (Cissus)