Musk Grape

About

Common Names

Musk Grape / Bet Cik (Waejir)

Classification

Fruit Bearing Vine

Description

A red grape used for its fruit as both food, and for wine. The flowers of this vine give off an unpleasant musky odour. The flavour of the fruit is however more muted and somewhat nutty.

Ecology

Rarity

Distribution

Life Cycle

Uses

Cultivation

Culinary

• Fruit - Eaten raw or preserved by drying,
• Wine - The juice from the fruit can be pressed an fermented into a deep red-purple wine.

Medicinal

Other

History

Cultural

Religious