''Ampelocissus'' is a genus of
Vitaceae
The Vitaceae are a family of flowering plants, with 14 genera and around 910 known species, including common plants such as grapevines (''Vitis'' spp.) and Virginia creeper (''Parthenocissus quinquefolia''). The family name is derived from the ge ...
having 90 or more species found variously in
tropical
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
Africa
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,
Asia
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,
Central America
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, and
Oceania
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.
The
type species
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,
''A. latifolia'', was originally treated under its
basionym, ''Vitis latifolia'', and was collected from the
Indian subcontinent
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.
Species of ''Ampelocissus'' are herbaceous or wood
Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin ...
y, hermaphroditic
In reproductive biology, a hermaphrodite () is an organism that has both kinds of reproductive organs and can produce both gametes associated with male and female sexes.
Many taxonomic groups of animals (mostly invertebrates) do not have s ...
or polygamo-dioecious flowering plants with tendril
In botany, a tendril is a specialized stem, leaf or petiole with a threadlike shape used by climbing plants for support and attachment, as well as cellular invasion by parasitic plants such as '' Cuscuta''. There are many plants that have tend ...
s for climbing. Fruits are grape
A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus '' Vitis''. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters.
The cultivation of grapes began perhaps 8,000 years a ...
-like berries
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having 1-4 seeds. Their diploid chromosomal
A chromosome is a long DNA molecule with part or all of the genetic material of an organism. In most chromosomes the very long thin DNA fibers are coated with packaging proteins; in eukaryotic cells the most important of these proteins are ...
number is 40 (2n=40).[
]
Species
'' Plants of the World Online'' currently includes:[Plants of the World Online: ''Ampelocissus'' Planch. (retrieved 24 December 2021)]
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# '' Ampelocissus abyssinica'' (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus acapulcensis'' (Kunth) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus acetosa'' (F.Muell.) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus aculeata'' (Span.) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus africana'' (Lour.) Merr.
# '' Ampelocissus amentacea'' Ridl.
# '' Ampelocissus angolensis'' (Baker) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus arachnoidea'' (Hassk.) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus araneosa'' (Dalzell) Gamble
# '' Ampelocissus artemisiifolia'' Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus ascendiflora'' Latiff
# '' Ampelocissus asekii'' J.Wen, Kiapranis & Lovave
# '' Ampelocissus banaensis'' Gagnep.
# '' Ampelocissus barbata'' (Wall.) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus birii'' P.Singh & B.V.Shetty
# '' Ampelocissus bombycina'' (Baker) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus borneensis'' Merr.
# '' Ampelocissus botryostachys'' Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus butoensis'' C.L.Li
# '' Ampelocissus capillaris'' (Ridl.) Merr.
# '' Ampelocissus cardiospermoides'' Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus celebica'' Suess.
# '' Ampelocissus chaffanjonii'' (H.Lév.) Rehder
# '' Ampelocissus changensis'' Craib
# '' Ampelocissus cinnamomea'' (Wall.) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus complanata'' Latiff
# '' Ampelocissus concinna'' (Baker) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus debilis'' Ridl.
# '' Ampelocissus dekindtiana'' Gilg
# '' Ampelocissus dichrothrix'' (Miq.) Suess.
# '' Ampelocissus dissecta'' (Baker) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus divaricata'' (Wall. ex M.A.Lawson) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus dolichobotrys'' Quisumb. & Merr.
# '' Ampelocissus edulis'' (De Wild.) Gilg & M.Brandt
# '' Ampelocissus elegans'' Gagnep.
# '' Ampelocissus elephantina'' Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus erdvendbergiana'' Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus filipes'' Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus floccosa'' (Ridl.) Galet
# '' Ampelocissus frutescens'' Jackes
# '' Ampelocissus gardineri'' (F.M.Bailey) Jackes
# '' Ampelocissus gracilipes'' Stapf
# '' Ampelocissus gracilis'' (Wall.) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus harmandii'' Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus helferi'' (M.A.Lawson) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus hoabinhensis'' C.L.Li
# '' Ampelocissus humulifolia'' Gagnep.
# '' Ampelocissus imperialis'' (Miq.) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus indica'' (L.) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus iomalla'' Gilg & M.Brandt
# '' Ampelocissus javalensis'' (Seem.) W.D.Stevens & A.Pool
# '' Ampelocissus korthalsii'' Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus latifolia'' (Roxb.) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus leonensis'' (Hook.f.) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus leptotricha'' Diels
# '' Ampelocissus lowii'' (Hook.f.) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus macrocirrha'' Gilg & M.Brandt
# '' Ampelocissus madulidii'' Latiff
# '' Ampelocissus martini'' Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus mesoamericana'' Lombardi
# '' Ampelocissus mottleyi'' (Hook.f.) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus muelleriana'' Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus multifoliola'' Merr.
# '' Ampelocissus multiloba'' Gilg & M.Brandt
# ''Ampelocissus multistriata
''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 wa ...
'' (Baker) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus nitida'' (M.A.Lawson) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus obtusata'' (Welw. ex Baker) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus ochracea'' (Teijsm. & Binn.) Merr.
# '' Ampelocissus pauciflora'' Merr.
# '' Ampelocissus pedicellata'' Merr.
# '' Ampelocissus phoenicantha'' Alston
# '' Ampelocissus poggei'' Gilg & M.Brandt
# '' Ampelocissus polystachya'' (Wall. ex M.A.Lawson) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus polythyrsa'' (Miq.) Gagnep.
# '' Ampelocissus pterisanthella'' (Ridl.) Merr.
# '' Ampelocissus racemifera'' (Jack) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus robinsonii'' Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus rubiginosa'' Lauterb.
# '' Ampelocissus rubriflora'' Gagnep.
# '' Ampelocissus rugosa'' (Wall.) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus sapinii'' (De Wild.) Gilg & M.Brandt
# '' Ampelocissus sarcocephala'' (Schweinf. ex Oliv.) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus schimperiana'' (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus sikkimensis'' (M.A.Lawson) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus spicifer'' (Griff.) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus tenuis'' Merr.
# '' Ampelocissus thyrsiflora'' (Blume) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus tomentosa'' (Roth) Planch.
# '' Ampelocissus trichoclada'' Quisumb. & Merr.
# '' Ampelocissus verschuerenii'' De Wild.
# '' Ampelocissus wightiana'' B.V.Shetty & Par.Singh
# '' Ampelocissus winkleri'' Lauterb.
# '' Ampelocissus xizangensis'' C.L.Li
Gallery
Ampelocissus latifolia 0112.jpg, Branch with grape bounches
Ampelocissus indica (L.) Planch. 1.JPG, Inflorescence
Ampelocissus indica (L.) Planch. 4.JPG, Underside of leaves
Ampelocissus sp 1456.jpg, A young plant
Ampelocissus latifolia Ripe Fruit-വള്ളിമാങ്ങ.jpg, Ripe fruit
Ampelocissus martinii seeds, by Omar Hoftun.jpg, Seeds
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4033940
Vitaceae genera
Taxa named by Jules Émile Planchon