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Rhoicissus Sessilifolia
''Rhoicissus'' is an Afrotropical plant genus in the grape family Vitaceae and subfamily Vitoideae. There are between nine and twenty-two accepted species. The leaves of species '' R. tomentosa'' and ''R. tridentata'' are eaten by caterpillars of the silver striped hawkmoth (''Hippotion celerio''). Selected species The genus includes the following species: De Wild. References Vitaceae Vitaceae genera Creepers of South Africa {{vitaceae-stub ...
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Rhoicissus Tomentosa
''Rhoicissus tomentosa'' (or the Cape grape) is a vigorous, evergreen vine that is indigenous to the afro-montane forests of southern Africa. It is increasingly popular as an ornamental creeper in gardens, and it has a wide range of uses in traditional medicine. Appearance A lush, dense, attractive creeper that naturally reaches up to the forest canopy and covers the tree-tops with its foliage. New velvety shoots grow upwards, reaching out with their tendrils, while old stems or lianas hang like rope from the canopy. The large, simple, roughly circular leaves are deep green above and soft and velvety below. In fact, they resemble the 3-lobed leaves of their Eurasian relative, the Grapevine (''Vitis vinifera''), with slightly serrated, wavy margins. The leaves start off as maroon or copper-coloured with thick velvety fur (''tomentosa'' = "velvety"), they turn a dark rich green as they mature, and finally before they fall they become crimson. The creeper produces clumps of furry f ...
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Rhoicissus Digitata
''Rhoicissus digitata'' (the baboon grape or the dune grape) is a vigorous, evergreen vine that is indigenous to southern Africa Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number of .... It is increasingly popular as an ornamental creeper in gardens, and it has a wide range of uses in traditional medicine. References External links PlantZAfrica.com Vitaceae Vines Flora of Southern Africa Creepers of South Africa Plants used in traditional African medicine {{Vitaceae-stub ...
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Rhoicissus Sessilifolia
''Rhoicissus'' is an Afrotropical plant genus in the grape family Vitaceae and subfamily Vitoideae. There are between nine and twenty-two accepted species. The leaves of species '' R. tomentosa'' and ''R. tridentata'' are eaten by caterpillars of the silver striped hawkmoth (''Hippotion celerio''). Selected species The genus includes the following species: De Wild. References Vitaceae Vitaceae genera Creepers of South Africa {{vitaceae-stub ...
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Rhoicissus Sekhukhuniensis
''Rhoicissus'' is an Afrotropical plant genus in the grape family Vitaceae and subfamily Vitoideae. There are between nine and twenty-two accepted species. The leaves of species '' R. tomentosa'' and ''R. tridentata'' are eaten by caterpillars of the silver striped hawkmoth (''Hippotion celerio''). Selected species The genus includes the following species: De Wild. References Vitaceae Vitaceae genera Creepers of South Africa {{vitaceae-stub ...
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Rhoicissus Schlechteri
''Rhoicissus'' is an Afrotropical plant genus in the grape family Vitaceae and subfamily Vitoideae. There are between nine and twenty-two accepted species. The leaves of species '' R. tomentosa'' and ''R. tridentata'' are eaten by caterpillars of the silver striped hawkmoth (''Hippotion celerio''). Selected species The genus includes the following species: De Wild. References Vitaceae Vitaceae genera Creepers of South Africa {{vitaceae-stub ...
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Rhoicissus Sansibarensis
''Rhoicissus'' is an Afrotropical plant genus in the grape family Vitaceae and subfamily Vitoideae. There are between nine and twenty-two accepted species. The leaves of species '' R. tomentosa'' and ''R. tridentata'' are eaten by caterpillars of the silver striped hawkmoth (''Hippotion celerio''). Selected species The genus includes the following species: De Wild. References Vitaceae Vitaceae genera Creepers of South Africa {{vitaceae-stub ...
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Rhoicissus Rhomboidea
''Rhoicissus rhomboidea'' is a climbing plant in the family Vitaceae, commonly known as the glossy forest grape. It is found in the eastern forests of southern Africa. The species was first described in 1859, treated under ''Cissus ''Cissus'' is a genus of approximately 350 species of lianas (Woody plant, woody vines) in the grape family (Vitaceae). They have a cosmopolitan distribution, though the majority are to be found in the tropics. Uses Medicinal ''Cissus quadrang ...''. References Vitaceae Flora of Southern Africa Creepers of South Africa Afromontane flora Plants described in 1859 {{Vitaceae-stub ...
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Rhoicissus Revoilii
''Rhoicissus'' is an Afrotropical plant genus in the grape family Vitaceae and subfamily Vitoideae. There are between nine and twenty-two accepted species. The leaves of species '' R. tomentosa'' and ''R. tridentata'' are eaten by caterpillars of the silver striped hawkmoth (''Hippotion celerio''). Selected species The genus includes the following species: De Wild. References Vitaceae Vitaceae genera Creepers of South Africa {{vitaceae-stub ...
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Rhoicissus Napaeus
''Rhoicissus'' is an Afrotropical plant genus in the grape family Vitaceae and subfamily Vitoideae. There are between nine and twenty-two accepted species. The leaves of species '' R. tomentosa'' and ''R. tridentata'' are eaten by caterpillars of the silver striped hawkmoth (''Hippotion celerio''). Selected species The genus includes the following species: De Wild. References Vitaceae Vitaceae genera Creepers of South Africa {{vitaceae-stub ...
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Rhoicissus Megalismontanus
''Rhoicissus'' is an Afrotropical plant genus in the grape family Vitaceae and subfamily Vitoideae. There are between nine and twenty-two accepted species. The leaves of species '' R. tomentosa'' and ''R. tridentata'' are eaten by caterpillars of the silver striped hawkmoth (''Hippotion celerio''). Selected species The genus includes the following species: De Wild. References Vitaceae Vitaceae genera Creepers of South Africa {{vitaceae-stub ...
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Rhoicissus Laetans
''Rhoicissus'' is an Afrotropical plant genus in the grape family Vitaceae and subfamily Vitoideae. There are between nine and twenty-two accepted species. The leaves of species '' R. tomentosa'' and ''R. tridentata'' are eaten by caterpillars of the silver striped hawkmoth (''Hippotion celerio''). Selected species The genus includes the following species: De Wild. References Vitaceae Vitaceae genera Creepers of South Africa {{vitaceae-stub ...
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Rhoicissus Kougabergensis
''Rhoicissus'' is an Afrotropical plant genus in the grape family Vitaceae and subfamily Vitoideae. There are between nine and twenty-two accepted species. The leaves of species '' R. tomentosa'' and ''R. tridentata'' are eaten by caterpillars of the silver striped hawkmoth (''Hippotion celerio''). Selected species The genus includes the following species: De Wild. References Vitaceae Vitaceae genera Creepers of South Africa {{vitaceae-stub ...
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