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Rhoicissus

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Rhoicissus
Rhoicissus tomentosa - Cape Grape Creeper - Cape Town - 6.JPG
Rhoicissus tomentosa
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Subfamily: Vitoideae
Genus: Rhoicissus
Planch.[1]
Species

See text.

Rhoicissus is an Afrotropical plant genus in the grape family Vitaceae and subfamily Vitoideae. There are between nine and twenty-two accepted species.[2][1][3]

The leaves of species R. tomentosa and R. tridentata are eaten by caterpillars of the silver striped hawkmoth (Hippotion celerio).[4]

Selected species

The genus includes the following species:[3][4][5]
Rhoicissus digitata (L.f.) Gilg & Brandt
Rhoicissus drepanophylla Gilg
Rhoicissus edulis De Wild.
Rhoicissus holstii Engl.
Rhoicissus kougabergensis Retief & van Jaarsv.
Rhoicissus laetans Retief
Rhoicissus megalismontanus Oberm.
Rhoicissus napaeus C.A.Sm.
Rhoicissus revoilii Planch.
Rhoicissus rhomboidea (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Planch.
Rhoicissus sansibarensis Gilg
Rhoicissus schlechteri Gilg & Brandt
Rhoicissus sekhukhuniensis Retief, S.J.Siebert & A.E.van Wyk
Rhoicissus sessilifolia Retief
Rhoicissus tomentosa (Lam.) Wild & R.B.Drumm.
Rhoicissus tridentata (L.f.) Wild & R.B.Drumm.
Rhoicissus usambarensis Gilg
Rhoicissus verdickii De Wild.

References

  1. ^ a b GRIN (April 3, 2006). "Rhoicissus information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Rhoicissus". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b GRIN. "Species in GRIN for genus Rhoicissus". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Rhoicissus". Biodiversity Explorer. Iziko Museums of Cape Town. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  5. ^ "Search results for genus Rhoicissus". IPNI. Retrieved December 13, 2009.


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