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Ampelocissus

Ampelocissus
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Vitaceae (Grape family)
Grows as
Climber

About

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

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).

Other Ampelocissus plants

Ampelocissus abyssinica · Native grape · Ampelocissus africana · Ampelocissus ascendiflora · Ampelocissus asekii · Ampelocissus barbata · Ampelocissus concinna · Elegant Ivy Vine · Ampelocissus erdvendbergiana · Ampelocissus gracilipes · Red Stemmed Wild Grape Vine · Wild Grape

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ampelocissus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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