''Ampelocissus asekii'' is a species of
vine, in the family
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 ...
, from
Morobe Province of
Papua New Guinea.
It is a close relative of ''
Ampelocissus muelleriana'' Planch., another endemic of New Guinea and differs from the latter by its densely woolly tomentose lower leaflet surface and much thicker leaflets.
The species is from the mid montane forests, whereas ''A. muelleriana'' occurs in the lowland rain forests. It is named after the type locality, the Aseki Patrol area in Morobe Province and was first described in 2013.
References
asekii
Plants described in 2013
Endemic flora of Papua New Guinea
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