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Ampelocissus
Ampelocissus latifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Subfamily: Vitoideae
Genus: Ampelocissus
Planch.[1]
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Botria Lour.[2]

Ampelocissus is a genus of Vitaceae having 90 or more species found variously in tropical Africa, Asia, Central America, and Oceania.[3] The type species, A. latifolia, was originally treated under its basionym, Vitis latifolia, and was collected from the Indian subcontinent.[1][4][5]

Species of Ampelocissus are herbaceous or woody, hermaphroditic or polygamo-dioecious flowering plants with tendrils for climbing. Fruits are grape-like berries having 1-4 seeds. Their diploid chromosomal number is 40 (2n=40).[3]

Selected species

With the exception of A. asekii,[6] the following list is based according to The Plant List (as of July 2015), although not all species with full confidence:[7]

  • Branch with grape bounches
    Branch with grape bounches
  • Inflorescence
    Inflorescence
  • Underside of leaves
    Underside of leaves
  • A young plant
    A young plant
  • Ripe fruit
    Ripe fruit
  • Seeds
    Seeds

References

  1. ^ a b "Name - !Ampelocissus Planch". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
  2. ^ "Name - !Ampelocissus Planch. synonyms". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Ampelocissus". Flora of China. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
  4. ^ Chen, I; Manchester, S.R. (September 2007). "Seed morphology of modern and fossil Ampelocissus (Vitaceae) and implications for phytogeography". American Journal of Botany. 94 (9): 1534–1553. doi:10.3732/ajb.94.9.1534. PMID 21636520. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  5. ^ "Ampelocissus latifolia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  6. ^ This article incorporates text from a scholarly publication published under a copyright license that allows anyone to reuse, revise, remix and redistribute the materials in any form for any purpose: Wen, J.; Kiapranis, R.; Lovave, M. (2013). "Ampelocissus asekii J. Wen, R. Kiapranis & M. Lovave, a new species of Vitaceae from Papua New Guinea". PhytoKeys. 21 (21): 1–6. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.21.4512. PMC 3689114. PMID 23794931.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) Please check the source for the exact licensing terms.
  7. ^ "Search for "Ampelocissus"", The Plant List, retrieved 9 July 2015

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